HCA Healthcare (HCA) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) recorded Interest Expenses of $599 million in Q2 2026, up 5.5% from $568 million a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, HCA Healthcare's Interest Expenses came in at $2.32 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 7.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.25 billion, up 9.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has increased for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Interest Expenses came in at $2.06 billion in FY2024 (+6.3%), $1.94 billion in FY2023 (+11.3%), $1.74 billion in FY2022 (+11.2%) and $1.57 billion in FY2021 (-1.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has increased for 20 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Interest Expenses has ranged between 3.4% (Q3 2021) and 17.4% (Q1 2023) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $584 million (Q1 2026), $572 million (Q4 2025) and $561 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | 599.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 890,000.00 |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 68.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 61.10 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 1.35 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 204.00 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 10.28 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 32.80 Mn |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 150.26 Mn |
| 10 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.17 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 36.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 599.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 584.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 572.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 561.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 568.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 547.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 528.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 515.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 506.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 512.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 491.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 483.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 485.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 479.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 453.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 446.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 434.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 408.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 398.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 398.00 Mn |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "HCA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();