Property, plant and equipment at cost
HCA Healthcare Property, plant and equipment at cost increased by 1.6% to $67.37B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.8%, from $63.68B to $67.37B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Property, plant and equipment at cost shows an upward trend with a 6.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects ongoing capital investment and expansion of the asset base, while a decrease suggests asset divestitures or retirements.
Detailed definition
This represents the total historical cost of all tangible long-lived assets, including land, buildings, machinery, and u...
Peer comparison
Large-scale utilities typically show high gross PPE values due to the capital-intensive nature of power generation and distribution.
non_current_assets_property_plant_and_equipment_grossHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $50.70B | $50.70B | $51.35B | $52.04B | $52.82B | $53.73B | $54.76B | $55.46B | $56.67B | $57.77B | $58.55B | $59.44B | $60.63B | $61.75B | $62.51B | $63.68B | $64.39B | $65.49B | $66.28B | $67.37B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.0% | +1.3% | +1.3% | +1.5% | +1.7% | +1.9% | +1.3% | +2.2% | +1.9% | +1.3% | +1.5% | +2.0% | +1.9% | +1.2% | +1.9% | +1.1% | +1.7% | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.2% | +6.0% | +6.6% | +6.6% | +7.3% | +7.5% | +6.9% | +7.2% | +7.0% | +6.9% | +6.8% | +7.1% | +6.2% | +6.1% | +6.0% | +5.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is HCA Healthcare's property, plant and equipment at cost?
- HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported property, plant and equipment at cost of $67.37B in Q1 2026.
- How has HCA Healthcare's property, plant and equipment at cost changed year-over-year?
- HCA Healthcare's property, plant and equipment at cost increased by 5.8% year-over-year, from $63.68B to $67.37B.
- What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's property, plant and equipment at cost?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's property, plant and equipment at cost has grown at a 6.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $49.32B to $66.28B.
- What does property, plant and equipment at cost mean?
- The total original cost of all physical assets owned by the company before subtracting depreciation.