HCA Healthcare (HCA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of -$0.97 for Q1 2026, up 65.08% YoY from -$0.59 in Q1 2025, and up 88.51% sequentially from -$8.43 in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare has disclosed Times Interest Earned across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$0.97 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 65.08% year-over-year to -$0.97; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$3.31 (up 26.51% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.92, up 5.77% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned climbed to -$0.97 in Q1 2026, from -$8.43 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Times Interest Earned for HCA reached as high as -$0.76 in Q2 2025 and fell as low as -$8.95 in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is -$2.15 (2022), against an average of -$3.04.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned sank 251.3% — and 2025, when it surged 72.43%.
- A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at -$2.01 in 2022, then plunged by 225.29% to -$6.54 in 2023, then plunged by 36.77% to -$8.95 in 2024, then gained by 5.74% to -$8.43 in 2025, then surged by 88.51% to -$0.97 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered -$0.97, -$8.43, and -$3.11 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 87.94 Bn | 90.32 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -0.97 |
| 2 | Chemed | 18.08 Bn | 18.07 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 165.19 |
| 3 | Tenet Healthcare | 16.59 Bn | 15.76 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 6.32 |
| 4 | Davita | 15.37 Bn | 16.23 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 3.32 |
| 5 | Encompass Health | 10.07 Bn | 10.70 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.88 |
| 6 | Ensign | 9.52 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 64.62 |
| 7 | Universal Health Services | 9.19 Bn | 9.15 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 13.54 |
| 8 | Pacs | 6.96 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 18.69 |
| 9 | Ww International | 6.14 Bn | 5.98 Bn | -149.29 Mn | - |
| 10 | Brookdale Senior Living | 3.76 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 727.83 Mn | 0.93 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.43 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.78 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -8.95 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.52 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.83 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.54 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.63 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.01 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.24 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.33 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.74 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.92 |