What is HCA Healthcare's interest expense?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported interest expense of $584M in Q1 2026.

How has HCA Healthcare's interest expense changed year-over-year?

HCA Healthcare's interest expense increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $547M to $584M.

What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's interest expense has grown at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.57B to $2.25B.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

HCA Healthcare HCA Interest Expense

Interest Expense at other companies

HumanaHUM

$193M+20.6%

Tenet HealthcareTHC

$205M+0.5%

Universal Health ServicesUHS

$37.13M-7.3%

Community Health SystemsCYH

$214M-2.3%

Surgery Partners, Inc.SGRY

-$69.1M-11.1%

ARD

Ardent Health PartnersARDT

$12.21M-13.9%

Other financials

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%

Free cash flow$895.0M+35.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$86.49B+0.2%

Enterprise value$135.4B-1.0%

P/E12.7×-1.7×

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

Reported directly by HCA Healthcare in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpense.

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 interest expense?: HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported interest expense of $584M in Q1 2026.
How has HCA Healthcare's interest expense changed year-over-year?: HCA Healthcare's interest expense increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $547M to $584M.
What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's interest expense has grown at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.57B to $2.25B.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.