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Hospitals

The 23 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $154 bn combined; the largest are HCA Healthcare (HCA), Tenet Healthcare (THC) and Universal Health Services (UHS). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Clear leader
23 companies value 154 bn revenue 158 bn margin 6.6% free cash flow 11 bn avg. score 3.8
HCA holds 64.2% of the group's value, 4.6x the runner-up
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 HCA HCA Healthcare
United States · score 4.7
64% 99 bn 78 bn 8.8% 6.0 bn 6.1% 0.7% The largest private hospital network in the United States · Largest private US hospital network
2 THC Tenet Healthcare
United States · score 7.6
14% 21 bn 22 bn 10.9% 3.0 bn 14.1% 3.9% Hospitals, surgery centers and health services · Hospital network + high-margin ambulatory surgery centers
3 UHS Universal Health Services
United States · score 6.3
7% 11 bn 18 bn 8.4% 0.8 bn 7.9% 0.5% General and behavioral health hospitals · US leader in psychiatric and behavioral health hospitals
4 CON Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.
United States · score 5.9
3% 4.9 bn 2.3 bn 8.7% 0.3 bn 5.5% 0.7% Occupational medicine and workplace injury clinics · Texas — revenue of $2.3bn
5 LFST LifeStance Health Group, Inc.
United States · score 5.2
3% 4.5 bn 1.6 bn 3.2% 0.2 bn 3.9% — In-person and virtual mental health care, with a network of clinicians · Arizona — revenue of $1.6bn
6 ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
United States · score 0.1
2% 2.8 bn 3.4 bn -33.4% -0.1 bn -4.8% 0.2% Behavioral health hospitals and clinics · Tennessee — revenue of $3.4bn
7 MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.
United States · score 6.6
1% 2.2 bn 1.9 bn 9.0% 0.3 bn 11.1% — Neonatology, maternal-fetal medicine and specialty pediatrics · Florida — revenue of $2bn
8 SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc.
United States · score 2.0
1% 1.9 bn 3.4 bn -2.6% 0.2 bn 9.7% 11.1% National network of surgery centers and ancillary services · Tennessee — revenue of $3.4bn
9 ARDT Ardent Health
United States · score 6.6
1% 1.6 bn 6.4 bn 1.2% 0.5 bn 31.2% — Hospitals in eight US urban markets · Hospitals run in partnership with universities and local health systems
10 NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
United States · score 7.6
1% 1.3 bn 0.8 bn 21.2% 0.3 bn 20.9% — Network of 26 hospitals and population health management · Texas — revenue of $847m
11 STLN Starling Oncology, Inc.
United States · score 0.0
0% 0.7 bn 0.6 bn -6.2% 0.0 bn -0.5% — Oncology with a physician network and referrals · California — revenue of $587m
12 SBC SBC Medical Group Holdings Inc
United States · score 7.4
0% 0.6 bn 0.2 bn 28.0% 0.1 bn 11.2% — Medical aesthetics clinics in Japan and Southeast Asia · California — revenue of $175m
13 GMRS GMR Solutions Inc.
United States · score 4.7
0% 0.5 bn 5.9 bn — — — — — Ambulances and out-of-hospital medical care · Texas — revenue of $5.9bn
14 MCTA Charming Medical Ltd
Hong Kong · score 0.8
0% 0.5 bn 0.0 bn -0.5% 0.0 bn -0.3% — Wellness and beauty services based on traditional Chinese medicine, for women and men, in Hong Kong · Hong Kong — revenue of $5m
15 CYH Community Health Systems
United States · score 0.0
0% 0.4 bn 12 bn 2.1% -0.2 bn -47.5% 40.6% General and specialty hospitals · Hospitals in midsize towns, where it is often the only option
16 AUNA AUNA S.A.
Luxembourg · score 5.6
0% 0.4 bn 1.3 bn 2.5% 0.2 bn 41.9% 0.1% Hospitals, clinics and health plans in Peru, Mexico and Colombia · Luxembourg — revenue of $1.3bn
17 SY So-Young International Inc.
China · score 0.2
0% 0.2 bn 0.2 bn -15.9% -0.0 bn -19.1% 1.2% Medical aesthetics platform and clinics in China · China — revenue of $218m
18 AIRS Airsculpt Technologies, Inc.
United States · score 2.5
0% 0.1 bn 0.1 bn -7.8% 0.0 bn 0.8% — AirSculpt body contouring clinics · Florida — revenue of $151m
19 JYNT JOINT Corp
United States · score 5.7
0% 0.1 bn 0.1 bn 5.0% 0.0 bn 4.1% — Franchised network of chiropractic clinics · Arizona — revenue of $59m
20 ALPS Alps Group Inc
Malaysia · score 0.0
0% 0.1 bn 0.0 bn -43.0% 0.0 bn -4.7% — Medical center and aesthetic clinic, genomics lab and biotech research in Malaysia · Malaysia — revenue of $5m
21 CCEL CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC
United States · score 2.4
0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -6.2% 0.0 bn 12.4% — Umbilical cord blood stem cell bank, since 1989 · Florida — revenue of $31m
22 NIVF NewGenIvf Group Ltd
Thailand · score 3.7
— — 0.0 bn 41.7% -0.0 bn — — In vitro fertilization clinics in Asia · Thailand — revenue of $24m
23 BMGL Basel Medical Group Ltd
Singapore · score 0.9
— — 0.0 bn -94.0% 0.0 bn — — — Medical group and clinics in Singapore · Singapore — revenue of $9m

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