HCA Healthcare (HCA) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.97 for Q1 2026, up 65.08% year-over-year from 0.59 in Q1 2025, and up 88.51% quarter-over-quarter from 8.43 in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.97 in Q1 2026.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.97, up 65.08% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.31 (up 26.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.92, up 5.77% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio grew to 0.97 in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 8.43 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 0.76 in Q2 2025 and troughed at 8.95 in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 3.04 and a median of 2.15 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 251.3% in 2022, then surged 72.43% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 2.01 in 2022, then slumped by 225.29% to 6.54 in 2023, then slumped by 36.77% to 8.95 in 2024, then gained by 5.74% to 8.43 in 2025, then surged by 88.51% to 0.97 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HCA's Interest Coverage Ratio at 0.97 in Q1 2026, 8.43 in Q4 2025, and 3.11 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 83.85 Bn | 86.23 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -0.97 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 14.98 Bn | 14.15 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 6.32 |
| 3 | Davita | 13.99 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 3.32 |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 9.72 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.88 |
| 5 | Ensign | 8.90 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 64.62 |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.59 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 13.54 |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.67 Bn | 5.29 Bn | -4.26 Bn | 18.34 |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.97 Bn | 5.96 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 165.19 |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.74 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 18.69 |
| 10 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 3.59 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 170.47 Mn | 3.68 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.43 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.78 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.95 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.52 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.83 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.54 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.63 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.01 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.24 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.33 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.74 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.92 |