FMS vs HCA
Fresenius Medical Care AG and HCA Healthcare, Inc., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FMS | HCA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.6B | $75.6B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $6.8B |
| Gross margin | 32.4% | · |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 10.3% |
| Return on equity | 12.2% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $3.65 | $28.33 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.88 |
| Payout ratio | 26.7% | 10.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $7.7B |
| Equity | $9.2B | $-6.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.78× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.77× | 0.97× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.6% | 8.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 6.3% | 12.6% |
HCA bills 5.2× the revenue of FMS, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.3% against 8.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FMS | HCA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | $14.6B | $34.2B |
| FY2012 | $13.8B | $33.0B |
| FY2011 | $12.6B | $29.7B |
| FY2010 | $11.8B | $28.0B |
| FY2009 | $11.2B | $26.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FMS | HCA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | $1.1B | $1.6B |
| FY2012 | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| FY2011 | $1.1B | $2.5B |
| FY2010 | $978.5M | $1.2B |
| FY2009 | $891.1M | $1.1B |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | −$19,572,273,000 | HCA |
| FY2012 | −$19,212,718,000 | HCA |
| FY2011 | −$17,111,485,000 | HCA |
| FY2010 | −$16,190,806,000 | HCA |
| FY2009 | −$15,528,523,000 | HCA |
HCA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | +2.8 pp | FMS |
| FY2012 | +3.5 pp | FMS |
| FY2011 | −0.2 pp | HCA |
| FY2010 | +3.4 pp | FMS |
| FY2009 | +3.4 pp | FMS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FMS and HCA over this period.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
HCA's net margin has been more volatile than FMS's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 1.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.4.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between FMS and HCA over these 5 fiscal years — FMS led in 4 and HCA in 1.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.