Financing Cash Flow
HCA Healthcare Financing Cash Flow increased by 66.3% to -$999.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 53.8%, from -$2.16B to -$999.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 6.5% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.24B | -$3.00B | -$306.00M | $425.00M | -$1.93B | -$2.32B | -$1.84B | -$725.00M | -$1.20B | -$1.13B | -$1.04B | -$1.22B | -$1.09B | -$110.00M | -$2.16B | -$1.50B | -$3.09B | -$2.97B | -$999.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -141.8% | +89.8% | +238.9% | -553.2% | -20.3% | +20.7% | +60.6% | -65.2% | +5.5% | +8.2% | -17.0% | +10.1% | +89.9% | <-999% | +30.9% | -106.6% | +3.9% | +66.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -55.1% | +22.8% | -500.7% | -270.6% | +37.8% | +51.1% | +43.5% | -67.7% | +8.8% | +90.3% | -108.2% | -22.9% | -182.6% | <-999% | +53.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is HCA Healthcare's financing cash flow?
- HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported financing cash flow of -$999.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has HCA Healthcare's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- HCA Healthcare's financing cash flow increased by 53.8% year-over-year, from -$2.16B to -$999.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's financing cash flow has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$6.66B to -$8.55B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.