HCA Healthcare (HCA) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Cash & Equivalents of $908 million for Q3 2026, down 8.9% from $997 million a year earlier and down 10.4% from the prior quarter.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, HCA Healthcare posted Cash & Equivalents of $1.04 billion, down 46.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Equivalents came in at $1.93 billion in FY2024 (+106.7%), $935 million in FY2023 (+3.0%), $908 million in FY2022 (-37.4%) and $1.45 billion in FY2021 (-19.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Cash & Equivalents gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Equivalents in five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 224.1%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 65.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.01 billion (Q2 2026), $940 million (Q1 2026) and $1.04 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 105.29 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 908.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 46.06 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.09 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 261.80 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.58 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 797.00 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.44 Bn | 16.05 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 1.03 Bn |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.16 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 717.84 Mn |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 76.20 Mn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.69 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 590.48 Mn |
| 9 | Davita | 11.06 Bn | 9.92 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 495.63 Mn |
| 10 | Ensign | 10.99 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 317.20 Mn | 337.59 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 908.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 940.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 997.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 939.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 831.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 935.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 891.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 862.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 842.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 908.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 999.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 858.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.45 Bn |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "HCA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();