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% quarter-over-quarter from $870.0 million in Q4 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $895.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $895.0 million, up 35.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.9 billion (up 60.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.7 billion, up 36.41% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow rose to $895.0 million in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from $870.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $3.1 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $484.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $1.4 billion and a median of $1.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow slumped 63.72% in 2022, then jumped 339.71% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then gained by 25.83% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then slipped by 15.91% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then slumped by 31.71% to $870.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 2.87% to $895.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows HCA's Free Cash Flow at $895.0 million in Q1 2026, $870.0 million in Q4 2025, and $3.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 895.00 Mn
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.46 Bn
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 218.81 Mn
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 150.70 Mn
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 90.18 Mn
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 184.47 Mn
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 1.65 Bn
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 71.10 Mn
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 149.82 Mn
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 9.93 Mn

Historic Data

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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