HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

HCA Healthcare has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 18.08% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 243.0% year-over-year to 18.08%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.08% (up 243.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.72%, up 52.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 18.08% in Q1 2026, from 19.4% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for HCA reached as high as 0.88% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 20.51% in Q1 2025.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.19% (2023), against an average of 12.35%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 865 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1044 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.34% in 2022, then slumped by 58 bps to 13.19% in 2023, then plunged by 43 bps to 18.83% in 2024, then slipped by 3 bps to 19.4% in 2025, then climbed by 7 bps to 18.08% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 18.08%, 19.4%, and 20.16% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.