HCA Healthcare (HCA) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$6.0 billion for Q1 2026, down 1574.51% YoY from $405.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 1860.0% sequentially from -$305.0 million in Q4 2025.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

HCA Healthcare has disclosed Retained Earnings across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$6.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 1574.51% year-over-year to -$6.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$6.0 billion (down 1574.51% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$305.0 million, up 85.58% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings fell to -$6.0 billion in Q1 2026, from -$305.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for HCA reached as high as -$305.0 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$6.0 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$515.0 million (2022), against an average of -$1.4 billion.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Retained Earnings surged 85.58% — and 2026, when it tumbled 1574.51%.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$490.0 million in 2022, then increased by 13.27% to -$425.0 million in 2023, then sank by 397.65% to -$2.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 85.58% to -$305.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 1860.0% to -$6.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$6.0 billion, -$305.0 million, and -$317.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -5.98 Bn
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 3.01 Bn
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 5.12 Bn
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn -179.24 Mn
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn -
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 1.85 Bn
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn -
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 390.27 Mn
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -62.10 Mn
10 Brookdale Senior Living 3.76 Bn 3.50 Bn 727.83 Mn -4.31 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -5.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -317.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -309.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -357.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -378.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -433.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -425.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -490.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -2.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -515.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -404.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -206.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -121.00 Mn