HCA Healthcare (HCA) Change in Working Capital (2010 - 2019)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Change in Working Capital of -$218 million for Q4 2019, compared with -$180 million a year earlier.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Change in Working Capital (2010 - 2019) Analysis & Trends
For FY2019, HCA Healthcare posted Change in Working Capital of $88 million.
- Change in Working Capital has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -51.9% (FY2014 to FY2019).
- By year, Change in Working Capital came in at -$33 million in FY2018, $296 million in FY2017, -$42 million in FY2016 and $4.24 billion in FY2015 (+23.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Change in Working Capital spans a low of -$2.59 billion in Q4 2016 and a high of $1.31 billion in Q1 2015.
- The high point for year-over-year Change in Working Capital in five years was Q1 2019 (growth of 146.2%); the low point was Q1 2017 (a decline of 63.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2019 came in at -$337 million (Q3 2019), -$551 million (Q2 2019) and $1.19 billion (Q1 2019).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Working Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | Davita | 11.19 Bn | 9.96 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2019 | -218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -337.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -551.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -180.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -255.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -83.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 485.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -106.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -25.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 420.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 904.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 496.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 903.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 783.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.31 Bn |
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HCA Healthcare Change in Working Capital API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-working-capital&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-working-capital", "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-working-capital&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();