HCA
HCA Healthcare, Inc.400.00post−$0.73 (−0.18%)at close +$0.00 (+0.00%)
as of 23:31:50 UTCnext report Oct 30 · 86d
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The report
fiscal Q3 2026 · from the company's noticeOct 30before open86days out
Expected movement
market-implied · at the Aug 4 close±14.9%is what the chain prices between now and the expiry below. Not a view we hold.
That span is 136days, so it covers the report plus the ordinary movement around it. The chain doesn't yet quote a second expiry we can separate the two with; the range narrows onto the report as it approaches.
expiry Dec 18 · first after the reportATM strike 400straddle 70.20ATM IV 36%× 0.85 straddle-to-rangespot 400.00
Blast radius
7 linked · N-PORT + EDGARIf HCA moves ±14.9% over this report, these carry part of it. Fund rows are arithmetic on published holding weights — what an index fund does by construction. Company rows are named by filings and their coefficient measured against two years of daily returns.
Positioning
Butterfly LadderNo options positioning captured for this ticker yet. Open interest settles once daily — check back after the next capture, or open this room again tomorrow.
The record
expected in pale · actual in full color3/8reports moved further than the options market had pricedtypically ±4.5% realized vs ±7.0% priced
Jul 24 '26±8.3%→+1.5%×0.18
Jul 14 '26±5.1%→−7.0%×1.37
Apr 24 '26±6.9%→−8.8%×1.27
Jan 27 '26±6.8%→+7.1%×1.04
Oct 24 '25±6.2%→+1.6%×0.25
Jul 25 '25±8.1%→−2.1%×0.26
Apr 25 '25±7.5%→−4.0%×0.52
Jan 24 '25±7.1%→−3.8%×0.53
pale = implied the day beforeink = the next day's close× = realized ÷ implied
2-quarter memory
Q2 FY26 · reported 7.62 · rev $20.2B
record note
The note composes when the report lands. Nothing is written for a quarter that hasn't been read.