HCA Healthcare (HCA) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Free Cash Flow of $895.0 million for Q1 2026, up 35.61% year-over-year from $660.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.87% on a QoQ basis from $870.0 million in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $895.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 35.61% year-over-year to $895.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.9 billion (up 60.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.7 billion, up 36.41% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow grew to $895.0 million in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from $870.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $3.1 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $484.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.2 billion (2023), against an average of $1.4 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow plunged 63.72%; it then surged 339.71% in 2025.
- Tracing HCA's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then increased by 25.83% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then retreated by 15.91% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then plunged by 31.71% to $870.0 million in 2025, then rose by 2.87% to $895.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest HCA Free Cash Flow figures stand at $895.0 million (Q1 2026), $870.0 million (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025).
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 895.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 895.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 870.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 870.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 660.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 660.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 690.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 690.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 606.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 606.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 550.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 550.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 484.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 484.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 522.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 522.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 987.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 987.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 193.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 193.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 875.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 875.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 702.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 702.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 589.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 589.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 752.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 752.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 279.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 279.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 671.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 671.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 709.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 709.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 823.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 823.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 494.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 686.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 686.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 890.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 890.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 754.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 754.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 534.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 534.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 499.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 499.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 572.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 572.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 933.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 933.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 559.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 559.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 737.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 737.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 43.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 43.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 630.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 630.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 449.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 449.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 322.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 322.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 336.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 336.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 669.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 669.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 171.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 171.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 462.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 462.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 878.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 878.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 486.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 486.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 301.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 301.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 589.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 589.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 69.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 69.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 932.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 932.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 114.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 114.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 645.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 645.00 Mn |