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HCA Healthcare HCA Free cash flow

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Income statement

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Revenue$19.1B+4.3%
Net income$1.6B+0.6%
EPS (diluted)$7.15+10.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$940.0M-11.3%
Total debt$49.8B+7.3%
Total equity-$6.3B-79.1%
Total assets$61.5B+2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.0B+22.0%
CapEx$1.1B+12.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$85.84B-5.5%
Enterprise value$134.74B-1.1%
P/E12.6×-3.1×
P/S1.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin8.9%+0.8pp
FCF margin10.4%+3.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-138.3%
Debt / equity132.8×
Current ratio0.8×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from HCA Healthcare’s reported figures.

The official record: HCA Healthcare’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is HCA Healthcare's free cash flow?
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported free cash flow of $895M in Q1 2026.
How has HCA Healthcare's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
HCA Healthcare's free cash flow increased by 35.6% year-over-year, from $660M to $895M.
What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's free cash flow has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.38B to $7.69B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.