HCA Healthcare (HCA) Profit After Tax (2014 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted Profit After Tax of $1.93 billion for Q2 2026, up 2.1% from $1.89 billion a year earlier and up 3.9% from the prior quarter.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Profit After Tax (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Profit After Tax at HCA Healthcare was $7.85 billion, up 14.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $7.78 billion, up 16.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, HCA Healthcare's Profit After Tax was $6.66 billion in FY2024 (+9.3%), $6.09 billion in FY2023 (-10.9%), $6.83 billion in FY2022 (-11.5%) and $7.72 billion in FY2021 (+76.0%).
- Quarterly Profit After Tax has run from a low of $1.28 billion in Q3 2023 to a high of $2.65 billion in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax has increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Profit After Tax in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 217.3%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 45.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax for the three prior quarters was $1.86 billion (Q1 2026), $2.16 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.9 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | 1.93 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -66.93 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 324.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 299.10 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -120.14 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 8.51 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 208.00 Mn |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 343.22 Mn |
| 10 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.17 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 86.60 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.47 Bn |
HCA Healthcare Profit After Tax API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();