HCA Healthcare (HCA) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$166.0 million for Q2 2026, down 142.78% year-over-year from $388.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 138.16% quarter-over-quarter from $435.0 million in Q1 2026.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare (HCA) has reported Deferred Taxes for 17 consecutive years, with -$166.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 142.78% year-over-year to -$166.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$301.0 million (down 133.22% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $310.0 million, up 1309.09% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes fell to -$166.0 million in Q2 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from $435.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $492.0 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged $77.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $128.5 million in 2023.
  • On a YoY basis, Deferred Taxes climbed as much as 788.89% in 2025 and fell as far as 1228.09% in 2025.
  • HCA Healthcare's Deferred Taxes stood at $412.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 59.22% to $168.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 47.02% to $89.0 million in 2024, then sank by 1228.09% to -$1.0 billion in 2025, then soared by 83.47% to -$166.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HCA's Deferred Taxes at -$166.0 million in Q2 2026, $435.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$1.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 88.19 Bn 90.61 Bn 15.19 Bn -166.00 Mn
2 Tenet Healthcare 21.59 Bn 21.56 Bn 4.45 Bn 137.00 Mn
3 Encompass Health 12.19 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.34 Bn -3.10 Mn
4 Davita 11.52 Bn 12.39 Bn 1.16 Bn -1.37 Mn
5 Ensign 10.59 Bn 10.27 Bn 306.24 Mn -
6 Universal Health Services 8.79 Bn 8.72 Bn 3.29 Bn -
7 Pacs 7.04 Bn 6.88 Bn 338.46 Mn -23.76 Mn
8 Chemed 6.96 Bn 6.92 Bn 221.47 Mn 475,000.00
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.52 Bn 4.38 Bn 192.10 Mn -2.32 Mn
10 Option Care Health 3.59 Bn 3.39 Bn 267.25 Mn 1.04 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -166.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 435.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 434.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 388.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 492.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 89.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -63.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -448.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 444.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 168.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 58.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -369.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 372.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 412.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 38.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -225.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 346.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -255.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 183.00 Mn