Growth Metrics

HCA Healthcare (HCA) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.21 for Q1 2026, down 35.98% year-over-year from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and down 5.27% on a QoQ basis from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.21 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 35.98% year-over-year to 0.21 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.1 (down 36.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.11, down 14.73% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.21 in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.35 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.06 in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.13 (2022), against an average of 0.18.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 196.27% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 78.72% in 2025.
  • Tracing HCA's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.13 in 2022, then declined by 18.49% to 0.11 in 2023, then jumped by 34.52% to 0.14 in 2024, then jumped by 58.57% to 0.23 in 2025, then dropped by 5.27% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HCA FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.21 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025), and 0.08 (Q3 2025).

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.21
Dec 31, 2025 0.23
Sep 30, 2025 0.08
Jun 30, 2025 0.06
Mar 31, 2025 0.33
Dec 31, 2024 0.14
Sep 30, 2024 0.08
Jun 30, 2024 0.27
Mar 31, 2024 0.11
Dec 31, 2023 0.11
Sep 30, 2023 0.12
Jun 30, 2023 0.12
Mar 31, 2023 0.31
Dec 31, 2022 0.13
Sep 30, 2022 0.08
Jun 30, 2022 0.30
Mar 31, 2022 0.35
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.11
Jun 30, 2021 0.11
Mar 31, 2021 0.13
Dec 31, 2020 -0.05
Sep 30, 2020 0.09
Jun 30, 2020 0.01
Mar 31, 2020 0.30
Dec 31, 2019 0.10
Sep 30, 2019 0.17
Jun 30, 2019 0.11
Mar 31, 2019 0.70
Dec 31, 2018 0.17
Sep 30, 2018 0.08
Jun 30, 2018 0.17
Mar 31, 2018 0.21
Dec 31, 2017 -0.48
Sep 30, 2017 0.41
Jun 30, 2017 0.15
Mar 31, 2017 0.20
Dec 31, 2016 0.11
Sep 30, 2016 0.28
Jun 30, 2016 0.14
Mar 31, 2016 0.12
Dec 31, 2015 0.17
Sep 30, 2015 0.24
Jun 30, 2015 0.21
Mar 31, 2015 0.23
Dec 31, 2014 0.13
Sep 30, 2014 0.23
Jun 30, 2014 0.15
Mar 31, 2014 2.02
Dec 31, 2013 0.67
Sep 30, 2013 -0.41
Jun 30, 2013 0.29
Mar 31, 2013 0.30
Dec 31, 2012 4.84
Jun 30, 2012 0.10
Mar 31, 2012 0.20
Dec 31, 2011 0.40
Sep 30, 2011 0.00
Jun 30, 2011 -0.22
Mar 31, 2011 0.16
Dec 31, 2010 63.65
Sep 30, 2010 0.11
Jun 30, 2010 0.82
Mar 31, 2010 0.13