HCA Healthcare (HCA) Interest Paid (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Interest Paid of $562 million for Q3 2026, down 9.6% from $622 million a year earlier and down 5.4% from the prior quarter.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Interest Paid (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, HCA Healthcare's Interest Paid came in at $2.24 billion, up 0.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.21 billion, up 13.9% from FY2024.
- Interest Paid has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Interest Paid came in at $1.94 billion in FY2024 (+2.4%), $1.89 billion in FY2023 (+13.8%), $1.66 billion in FY2022 (+10.7%) and $1.5 billion in FY2021 (-6.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Interest Paid spans a low of $333 million in Q4 2022 and a high of $622 million in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Interest Paid gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Paid in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 48.4%); the low point was Q3 2024 (a decline of 13.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $594 million (Q2 2026), $569 million (Q1 2026) and $511 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 562.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 893,000.00 |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 99.00 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 2.98 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 32.74 Mn |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 104.98 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 562.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 594.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 569.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 511.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 622.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 535.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 539.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 533.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 462.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 405.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 538.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 432.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 535.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 351.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 574.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 333.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 552.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 369.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 408.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 375.00 Mn |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Interest Paid 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-paid&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "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-paid&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();