424.75 USD
↘ 2.19 (0.51%)AFTER HOURS (AS OF Fri 07:59 PM EDT)
HCA Stock After Hours
HCA Healthcare, Inc.
HCANYSE • USD
Market: CLOSED
After-hours trading runs 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET.
HCA last traded at $424.75 after hours, down $2.19 (0.51%) from its regular-session close of $426.94.
📅 HCA is expected to report earnings around Oct 23, 2026 before the open (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $6.71. HCA earnings details →
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Gap Analytics — 5-year history, 5% minimum gap
Over the past 5 years, HCA has had 15 qualifying gap events (gaps of 5% or more at the open) — 5 gap-ups and 10 gap-downs. Gap-ups averaged +8.2%, 60% have fully filled, median time to fill 30 trading days. Gap-downs averaged -8.1%, 70% have fully filled, median time to fill 4 trading days. Most recent: a -9.3% gap down on Jul 14, 2026, which filled in 3 trading days. Average 20-trading-day return after a HCA gap up: +3.31%. After a gap down: +5.09%.
Gap Ups5 events
Fill Rate
60.0%
Avg Gap
8.2%
Avg 50% Fill
2d
Avg Fill
30d
Gap Downs10 events
Fill Rate
70.0%
Avg Gap
8.1%
Avg 50% Fill
1d
Avg Fill
4d
Avg Gap Fill by Timeframes
Gap Ups
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fills 25% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| fills 50% | 40% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| fills 75% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 60% |
| fills 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Gap Downs
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fills 25% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| fills 50% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| fills 75% | 10% | 60% | 60% | 70% |
| fills 100% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 60% |
Complete Gap History — 15 events
| Date | Gap From | Gap % | Status | Days to 50% | Days to Fill | % of Gap Filled After | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 1 week | 2 week | 4 week | ||||||
| 2026-07-14 | $390.74 | -9.31% | Filled | 1d | 3d | 51% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2026-04-24 | $474.03 | -9.29% | Open | 3d | — | 49% | 51% | 51% | 51% |
| 2026-01-27 | $472.38 | +6.91% | Filled | 2d | 43d | 28% | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2025-02-28 | $320.94 | -5.28% | Filled | 3d | 4d | 30% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2024-10-25 | $398.90 | -7.24% | Open | — | — | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| 2024-07-23 | $325.38 | +6.49% | Open | 1d | — | 57% | 57% | 57% | 57% |
| 2024-04-26 | $314.12 | -5.33% | Filled | 1d | 6d | 59% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2023-10-24 | $240.94 | -9.21% | Filled | 1d | 17d | 62% | 62% | 70% | 100% |
| 2023-06-14 | $279.85 | +5.36% | Filled | 1d | 30d | 76% | 87% | 87% | 87% |
| 2023-04-21 | $270.78 | +6.22% | Filled | 4d | 23d | 48% | 67% | 73% | 87% |
| 2022-10-21 | $208.61 | -12.00% | Filled | 1d | 2d | 58% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2022-07-22 | $181.31 | +15.83% | Open | 30d | — | 29% | 44% | 44% | 44% |
| 2022-04-22 | $269.44 | -10.34% | Open | — | — | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| 2022-01-27 | $240.00 | -8.13% | Filled | 1d | 3d | 59% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2021-10-22 | $260.00 | -5.18% | Filled | 1d | 47d | 84% | 84% | 84% | 84% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HCA's after-hours price?
HCA Healthcare (HCA) is trading at $424.75 after hours, down $2.19 (0.51%) from its regular-session close of $426.94.
Why is HCA moving after hours?
HCA is down 0.51% in after-hours trading. Moves in this session almost always follow something released after the 4:00 PM ET close — an earnings report, guidance, a filing, or news — and trade on far thinner volume than the regular session, so the size of the move can overstate what the market will settle on at the next open.
When does HCA after-hours trading start and end?
After-hours trading in HCA on the NYSE runs from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on trading days, immediately after the regular session closes. Not every broker offers the full window, and liquidity thins sharply after about 6:30 PM ET.
Will HCA's after-hours move hold at the open?
An after-hours move that carries into the next session becomes an opening gap, and HCA's gap history is the best guide to what happens next: 60% of HCA gap-ups have fully filled, and 70% of gap-downs have filled over the past 5 years. Fill rates this high mean a large after-hours move is more often faded than extended.
When does HCA report earnings?
HCA is expected to report earnings around Oct 23, 2026 before the open (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $6.71. Earnings are the most common cause of a large after-hours move, since most companies report after the close.