What If You Invested $1,000 in HCA Healthcare (HCA)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
HCA Healthcare
HCA
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+4043.52% (41.4 times)
- Buy
- Sep 13, 2011
- $13.16
- Sell
- Mar 9, 2026
- $545.13
Buying HCA at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $41,435.21.
Max drawdown
-54.74% (fell to 45% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 5, 2020
- $143.84
- Trough
- Mar 18, 2020
- $65.1
The worst decline for HCA was -54.74% (fell to 45% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+2172.66% (22.7 times)
- IPO
- Mar 10, 2011
- $23.11
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $525.19
A $1,000 investment in HCA at IPO would be worth $22,726.61 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock's all-time low was $13.16 on Sep 13, 2011. The all-time high was $545.13 on Mar 9, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock at the all-time low ($13.16 on Sep 13, 2011) and selling at the peak ($545.13 on Mar 9, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $41,435.21. Historical return: +4043.52% (41.4 times).
What are HCA Healthcare (HCA)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock was Sep 13, 2011 (all-time low at $13.16). The best sell date was Mar 9, 2026 at $545.13. This investment would have returned +4043.52% (41.4 times).
What was HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock's maximum drawdown?
- HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock's worst decline was -54.74% (fell to 45% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $143.84 on Feb 5, 2020. Trough: $65.1 on Mar 18, 2020. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $452.6 at the trough.
What if you bought HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock at IPO ($23.11 on Mar 10, 2011) would be worth $22,726.61 today. Historical return: +2172.66% (22.7 times). Current stock price: $525.19 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HCA Healthcare (HCA) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock 5 years ago ($178.11 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,948.68 today. Historical return: +194.87% (2.95 times). Current stock price: $525.19 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in HCA Healthcare (HCA) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in HCA Healthcare (HCA) stock 10 years ago ($69.24 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $7,584.78 today. Historical return: +658.48% (7.58 times). Current stock price: $525.19 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for HCA. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.