HCA Healthcare (HCA) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare has disclosed Operating Expenses across 10 years of filings, most recently posting $16.8 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.18% year-over-year to $16.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $66.6 billion (up 5.74% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $65.8 billion, up 5.94% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses held at $16.8 billion in Q1 2026, from $16.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for HCA reached as high as $16.8 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $12.2 billion in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $15.1 billion (2024), against an average of $14.9 billion.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses dropped 2.27% — and 2023, when it grew 22.66%.
• A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $12.2 billion in 2022, then increased by 22.66% to $15.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 7.98% to $16.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 4.27% to $16.8 billion in 2025, then retreated by 0.11% to $16.8 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $16.8 billion, $16.8 billion, and $16.7 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.