HCA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 31 in industry

HCA Healthcare, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $26.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $62,955 · Health Services.

Health Services peers All rankings
State
TN
Filing date
2026-03-13
Industry
Health Services
Industry rank
#2/31

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
420:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$26.4M
Median worker
$62,955

Answer first

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $26.4M ranks #92 of 1,423 complete filings; its 420:1 pay ratio ranks #128. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $62,955. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-80 peer cohort (# 2 of 31, 97th percentile - top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Health Services companies.

Dollar rank
#92
$26.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#128
420:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
97th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How HCA Healthcare, Inc. ranks nationally

HCA Healthcare, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$26,441,100 Top 6% higher than 94% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

HCA Healthcare, Inc. vs. Health Services peers

CEO total pay ($26.4M) against pay ratio (420:1) for HCA Healthcare, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Health Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both9439403.413892228.71834505422797879.327250704.6114.5:1194.5:1274.5:1354.5:1434.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)HCA Healthcare, Inc., CEO total pay: 26441100 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 420:1HCA Healthcare, Inc.PACS Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 17071124 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 390:1PACS Group, Inc.BrightSpring Health Services, Inc., CEO total pay: 17841460 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 382:1BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.Brookdale Senior Living Inc., CEO total pay: 12037359 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 349:1Brookdale Senior Living Inc.Labcorp Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 18355030 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 292:1Labcorp Holdings Inc.Ensign Group, Inc, CEO total pay: 13804700 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 290:1Ensign Group, Inc
HCA Healthcare, Inc. vs. Health Services peers, plotted against the industry's $10.2M median CEO total and 129:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Health Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 29 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 80. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
420:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+29:1
from FY2024 391:1
CEO $ YoY
+11%
$26.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
HCA Healthcare, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $20.6M - $56,044 368:1 -
2022 $14.7M -29% $57,727 254:1 -114:1
2023 $21.3M +45% $59,816 356:1 +102:1
2024 $23.8M +12% $60,820 391:1 +35:1
2025 $26.4M +11% $62,955 420:1 +29:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 860730, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Health Services

This Company's Ratio
420:1
Industry Median Ratio
129:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.2M
This CEO's Pay
$26.4M
Companies in Industry
31
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 31 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Health Services →

HCA Healthcare, Inc.: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 420:1 ranks #2 of 31 Health Services filers (97th percentile). the CEO earned 420× the median employee ($62,955) in FY2025.

Median employee $62,955 (PAR-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 420 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$26.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

420:1

Outlier, top decile

HCA Healthcare, Inc. in the higher Health Services third

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 420:1 ranks #2 of 31 Health Services filers (97th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Health Services (SIC 80) median ratio is 129:1 across 31 FY2025 filers; HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s $26.4M CEO total is above the $10.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #92 and ratio rank #128 split - treat 420:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Health Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$26.4M
Median Employee Pay
$62,955
Pay Ratio
420:1
Filing Date
2026-03-13

Company Info

Ticker
HCA
CIK
860730
Industry
Health Services
SIC Code
8062
State
TN
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 860730, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 420:1 ranks #2 of 31 Health Services filers (97th percentile).

Read with HCA Healthcare, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Element Solutions Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.5M (Δ $39K heavier vs HCA Healthcare, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Roku, Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.6M (Δ $124K heavier vs HCA Healthcare, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Tjx Companies Inc /de/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.6M (Δ $162K heavier vs HCA Healthcare, Inc.); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Roper Technologies Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.2M (Δ $207K lighter vs HCA Healthcare, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
PACS Group, Inc. (SIC 80 pole)

PACS Group, Inc. stamps HIGH · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #92/#128

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #92 by CEO dollars and #128 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for HCA Healthcare, Inc. (CIK 860730), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.