HCA Healthcare (HCA) Ex-Dividend Date & Pay Dates

HCA Healthcare (HCA) pays its dividend every quarter, usually in March, June, September and December. The next payment is on Dec 29, 2026, to shareholders who own HCA before the Dec 15, 2026 ex-dividend date.

HCA's last 4 regular dividends were paid in March, June, September and December. Companies tend to keep the same months year after year, though the exact dates move by a few days.

As of Nov 6, 2026, the next HCA ex-dividend date on record is Dec 15, 2026, with a pay date of Dec 29, 2026. To receive the dividend you must own HCA shares before this date.

The ex-dividend date is the cut-off for owning a stock in time to receive its next dividend. If you buy HCA on or after the ex-dividend date, the seller — not you — receives the upcoming payment. Buy before it and you're entitled to the dividend.

You must own HCA before the ex-dividend date — i.e. buy at least one trading day earlier. Since the move to T+1 settlement, the record date and ex-dividend date now fall on the same day, so the ex-date is the deadline that matters.

As of Nov 6, 2026, HCA's most recent dividend was $0.7800 per share, paid on a quarterly basis — about $3.12 per share annually, a forward yield of roughly 0.61%.