HCA Healthcare (HCA) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted Tax Rate of 22.61% for Q2 2026, up 0.92 percentage points from 21.70% a year earlier and up 3.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at HCA Healthcare was 20.44%, down 1.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 20.85%, down 1.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +1.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, HCA Healthcare's Tax Rate was 21.89% in FY2024 (+0.94 pp), 20.96% in FY2023 (+0.61 pp), 20.35% in FY2022 (-1.13 pp) and 21.48% in FY2021 (+2.27 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.63 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 4.22 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 2.89 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 18.80% (Q1 2026), 19.05% (Q4 2025) and 21.30% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 21.98% |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | - |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 19.79% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.80% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 22.80% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | - |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 22.13% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 20.71% |
| 10 | Davita | 12.21 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 24.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.47% |
API Access
HCA Healthcare Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=HCA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();