Benzinga | Apr 22, 2021 07:33AM EDT

HCA Healthcare Q1 EPS $4.14 Beats $3.32 Estimate, Sales $13.98B Beat $13.64B Estimate

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) reported quarterly earnings of $4.14 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.32 by 24.7 percent. This is a 77.68 percent increase over earnings of $2.33 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $13.98 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $13.64 billion by 2.47 percent. This is a 8.68 percent increase over sales of $12.86 billion the same period last year.