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HCA Healthcare HCA Estimated Cost Of Charity Care

Estimated Cost Of Charity Care at other companies

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Universal Health ServicesUHS
$21.94M+16.7%
Universal Health Services logo
Universal Health ServicesUHS
$246.06M+20.1%
CHE
ChemedCHE
$0
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Universal Health ServicesUHS
6.3%+0.5pp
ARD
Ardent Health PartnersARDT
$7.8M-4.9%
CHE
ChemedCHE
$0

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$20.2B+8.7%
Net income$1.7B+2.8%
EPS (diluted)$7.62+11.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B+7.9%
Total debt$57.8B+12.3%
Total equity-$6.6B-51.2%
Total assets$63.3B+6.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.3B-44.5%
CapEx$1.2B+4.7%
Free cash flow$1.1B-63.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$88.69B+3.5%
Enterprise value$145.49B+6.8%
P/E13×-1.4×
P/S1.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Net margin8.8%+0.6pp
FCF margin7.7%-2.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-124%
Debt / equity132.8×
Current ratio0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by HCA Healthcare in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept hca:EstimatedCostOfCharityCare.

The source filing: HCA Healthcare’s 10-Q, filed July 28, 2026.

Filed
Jul 28, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001193125-26-321077

The total uncompensated care amounts include charity care of $5.318 billion and $4.112 billion, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, and the related estimated costs of charity care were $511 million and $395 million, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The total uncompensated care amounts include charity care of $10.831 billion and $7.756 billion, respectively, and the related estimated costs of charity care were $1.018 billion and $745 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

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FAQ

What is HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of charity care?
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported estimated cost of charity care of $511M in Q2 2026.
How has HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of charity care changed year-over-year?
HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of charity care increased by 29.4% year-over-year, from $395M to $511M.
What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of charity care?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's estimated cost of charity care has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.54B to $1.58B.
What does estimated cost of charity care mean?
This metric represents the actual cost incurred by the company to provide services classified as charity care. It isolates the direct expense impact of the company's financial assistance programs. This allows investors to quantify the direct cost of the company's social mission.

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