Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
HCA Healthcare Pre-Tax Income increased by 10.5% to $2.67B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 25.3%, from $2.13B to $2.67B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows relatively stable performance with a -0.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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is_income_before_taxHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $2.12B | $3.16B | $2.59B | $1.81B | $1.76B | $1.70B | $3.30B | $1.92B | $1.81B | $1.63B | $2.35B | $2.25B | $2.24B | $1.91B | $2.13B | $2.33B | $2.42B | $2.42B | $2.67B |
| QoQ Change | — | +49.1% | -18.1% | -29.9% | -3.0% | -3.2% | +93.8% | -41.8% | -5.9% | -9.9% | +43.9% | -4.2% | -0.4% | -14.8% | +11.9% | +9.1% | +3.8% | +0.1% | +10.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -16.9% | -46.0% | +27.7% | +6.0% | +2.8% | -4.3% | -29.0% | +16.9% | +23.7% | +16.9% | -9.0% | +3.6% | +8.0% | +26.9% | +25.3% |
Range$1.63B – $3.30B
CAGR+5.3%
Avg YoY Growth+3.5%
Median YoY Growth+6.0%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is HCA Healthcare's pre-tax income?
- HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported pre-tax income of $2.67B in Q4 2025.
- How has HCA Healthcare's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- HCA Healthcare's pre-tax income increased by 25.3% year-over-year, from $2.13B to $2.67B.
- What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's pre-tax income has grown at a -0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.83B to $9.83B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.