Tax
Income Tax at U.S. Statutory Rate
HCA Healthcare Income Tax at U.S. Statutory Rate decreased by 100.0% to 18.8% in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 21.0%, from 23.8% to 18.8%.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionTax
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
Used as a benchmark to evaluate how much the company's actual tax rate deviates from the statutory norm.
Detailed definition
The theoretical income tax expense calculated by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the company's income be...
Peer comparison
Standard disclosure in the tax rate reconciliation table for all U.S. public companies.
Metric ID:
cat_income_tax_at_statutory_rateHistorical Data
16 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 23.8% | 23.2% | 21.5% | 24.8% | 24.1% | 21.8% | 24.9% | 24.8% | 21.8% | 27.4% | 25% | 23.8% | 24.1% | 23.9% | 206,499,999,928.2% | 18.8% |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.5% | -7.3% | +15.3% | -2.8% | -9.5% | +14.2% | -0.4% | -12.1% | +25.7% | -8.8% | -4.8% | +1.3% | -0.8% | >999% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +4.2% | +3.9% | +1.4% | +0.4% | +2.9% | +0.0% | +10.0% | +0.8% | +9.2% | -12.0% | -4.4% | — | -21.0% |
Range18.8% – 206,499,999,928.2%
CAGR-6.1%
Avg YoY Growth-0.4%
Median YoY Growth+1.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is HCA Healthcare's income tax at u.s. statutory rate?
- HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported income tax at u.s. statutory rate of 18.8% in Q1 2026.
- How has HCA Healthcare's income tax at u.s. statutory rate changed year-over-year?
- HCA Healthcare's income tax at u.s. statutory rate decreased by 21.0% year-over-year, from 23.8% to 18.8%.
- What does income tax at u.s. statutory rate mean?
- The tax expense calculated using the standard federal tax rate.