HCA Healthcare (HCA) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 4.68% for Q1 2026, up 108.0% YoY from 2.25% in Q1 2025, and up 5.05% sequentially from 4.46% in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare has disclosed FCF Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 4.68% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 108.0% year-over-year to 4.68%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.38% (up 347.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.17%, up 219.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin improved to 4.68% in Q1 2026, from 4.46% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for HCA reached as high as 16.32% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 3.24% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.77% (2022), against an average of 7.84%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin plunged 631 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1236 bps.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 7.77% in 2022, then advanced by 13 bps to 8.76% in 2023, then decreased by 20 bps to 6.97% in 2024, then plunged by 36 bps to 4.46% in 2025, then increased by 5 bps to 4.68% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 4.68%, 4.46%, and 16.32% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 87.94 Bn | 90.32 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 4.68% |
| 2 | Chemed | 18.08 Bn | 18.07 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 10.81% |
| 3 | Tenet Healthcare | 16.59 Bn | 15.76 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 27.22% |
| 4 | Davita | 15.37 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 6.41% |
| 5 | Encompass Health | 10.07 Bn | 10.70 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 9.50% |
| 6 | Ensign | 9.52 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 6.49% |
| 7 | Universal Health Services | 9.19 Bn | 9.15 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 4.10% |
| 8 | Pacs | 6.96 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 10.55% |
| 9 | Ww International | 6.14 Bn | 5.98 Bn | -149.29 Mn | 20.19% |
| 10 | Brookdale Senior Living | 3.76 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 727.83 Mn | 2.73% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.76% |