Growth Metrics

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 🔒
DateValue
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