HCA Healthcare (HCA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of -$4.26 for Q2 2026, down 75.41% year-over-year from -$17.3 in Q2 2025, and down 31.28% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.24 in Q1 2026.
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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare (HCA) has reported Times Interest Earned for 17 consecutive years, with -$4.26 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Times Interest Earned fell 75.41% year-over-year to -$4.26; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$3.28 (down 16.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.88, up 5.43% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned retreated to -$4.26 in Q2 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from -$3.24 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $1.1 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$4.26 in Q2 2026.
- Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged -$2.49 across 5 years, with a median of -$2.54 in 2023.
- On a YoY basis, Times Interest Earned climbed as much as 647.81% in 2022 and fell as far as 542.19% in 2022.
- HCA Healthcare's Times Interest Earned stood at $1.1 in 2022, then tumbled by 331.5% to -$2.54 in 2023, then fell by 4.44% to -$2.65 in 2024, then increased by 6.74% to -$2.47 in 2025, then sank by 72.02% to -$4.26 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HCA's Times Interest Earned at -$4.26 in Q2 2026, -$3.24 in Q1 2026, and -$2.47 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 90.36 Bn | 89.35 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -4.26 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.02 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 4.45 Bn | 7.36 |
| 3 | Encompass Health | 12.13 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.02 |
| 4 | Davita | 11.78 Bn | 11.09 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 3.85 |
| 5 | Universal Health Services | 10.09 Bn | 9.95 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 12.95 |
| 6 | Ensign | 9.97 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 306.24 Mn | 63.38 |
| 7 | Chemed | 6.93 Bn | 6.89 Bn | 221.47 Mn | 4.09 |
| 8 | Pacs | 6.81 Bn | 6.64 Bn | 338.46 Mn | 18.10 |
| 9 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 4.32 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 192.10 Mn | - |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.74 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 267.25 Mn | 6.07 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.26 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.24 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.47 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.43 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.78 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.30 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.52 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.65 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.47 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.62 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.54 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.30 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.58 |