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% quarter-over-quarter from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.21, down 35.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.1 (down 36.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.11, down 14.73% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.21 in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.35 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.06 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.18 and a median of 0.13 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 196.27% in 2025 and fell as far as 78.72% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.13 in 2022, then retreated by 18.49% to 0.11 in 2023, then soared by 34.52% to 0.14 in 2024, then soared by 58.57% to 0.23 in 2025, then fell by 5.27% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HCA's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.21 in Q1 2026, 0.23 in Q4 2025, and 0.08 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.60
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 0.81

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