HCA Healthcare (HCA) Short term Debt (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) recorded Short term Debt of $6.26 billion in Q2 2026, up 22.7% from $5.1 billion a year earlier but down 26.6% from the prior quarter.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Short term Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, HCA Healthcare reported Short term Debt of $4.89 billion, up 4.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Short term Debt has increased for six straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 87.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short term Debt came in at $4.7 billion in FY2024 (+93.8%), $2.42 billion in FY2023 (+555.1%), $370 million in FY2022 (+56.1%) and $237 million in FY2021 (+13.4%).
- Quarterly Short term Debt has ranged from $218 million in Q3 2022 to $8.53 billion in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short term Debt has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 50.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short term Debt in the last five years was growth of 873.6% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 12.8% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $8.53 billion (Q1 2026), $4.89 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.11 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 10 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.17 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 492.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 370.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 218.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 246.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 237.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 250.00 Mn |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();