HCA Healthcare (HCA) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare's Change in Inventory came in at -$108 million for Q3 2026, compared with -$302 million a year earlier.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, HCA Healthcare reported Change in Inventory of -$53 million; for FY2025, it came in at $154 million.
- Change in Inventory carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Change in Inventory was -$334 million in FY2024, $126 million in FY2023 (+113.6%), $59 million in FY2022 (-89.1%) and $540 million in FY2021 (+77.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Change in Inventory is -$515 million (Q3 2022) to $360 million (Q1 2025).
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Inventory over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 166.4%), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a decline of 74.5%).
- Business Quant data shows HCA's Change in Inventory at $106 million (Q2 2026), -$80 million (Q1 2026) and $29 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.44 Bn | 104.53 Bn | - | -108.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 46.38 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 11.36 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.37 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -25.30 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.52 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.21 Bn | 12.51 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.35 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -11.97 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 15.33 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -28,000.00 |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.30 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 96.58 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.86 Bn | 13.49 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Davita | 11.86 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 10.21 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -108.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 106.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -80.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -302.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 67.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 360.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -252.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 145.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -77.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -148.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 87.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 214.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 112.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -515.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 341.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 121.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 207.00 Mn |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Change in Inventory 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=change-in-inventory&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "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=change-in-inventory&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();