Latest headcount
320,000
YoY change
+1.3%
Headcount CAGR
+2.8%
Revenue / employee
$236K
Employee count history for HCA Healthcare
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 131,600 |
| 1994 | 157,000 |
| 1995 | 240,000 |
| 1997 | 295,000 |
| 2000 | 164,000 |
| 2002 | 178,000 |
| 2003 | 188,000 |
| 2004 | 191,400 |
| 2005 | 191,100 |
| 2006 | 186,000 |
| 2007 | 186,000 |
| 2008 | 191,000 |
| 2009 | 190,000 |
| 2010 | 194,000 |
| 2011 | 199,000 |
| 2012 | 204,000 |
| 2013 | 215,000 |
| 2014 | 225,000 |
| 2015 | 233,000 |
| 2016 | 241,000 |
| 2017 | 253,000 |
| 2018 | 262,000 |
| 2019 | 280,000 |
| 2020 | 275,000 |
| 2021 | 284,000 |
| 2022 | 294,000 |
| 2023 | 310,000 |
| 2024 | 316,000 |
| 2025 | 320,000 |
Revenue per employee for HCA Healthcare
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $77.9K |
| 1994 | $70.9K |
| 1995 | $73.7K |
| 1997 | $63.8K |
| 2000 | $102K |
| 2002 | $111K |
| 2003 | $116K |
| 2004 | $123K |
| 2005 | $128K |
| 2006 | $137K |
| 2007 | $144K |
| 2008 | $149K |
| 2009 | $158K |
| 2010 | $158K |
| 2011 | $163K |
| 2012 | $162K |
| 2013 | $159K |
| 2014 | $164K |
| 2015 | $170K |
| 2016 | $172K |
| 2017 | $172K |
| 2018 | $178K |
| 2019 | $183K |
| 2020 | $187K |
| 2021 | $207K |
| 2022 | $205K |
| 2023 | $210K |
| 2024 | $223K |
| 2025 | $236K |
Earnings per employee for HCA Healthcare
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $3.85K |
| 1994 | $4.01K |
| 1995 | $4K |
| 1997 | -$1.03K |
| 2000 | $1.78K |
| 2002 | $4.68K |
| 2003 | $7.09K |
| 2004 | $6.51K |
| 2005 | $7.45K |
| 2006 | $5.57K |
| 2007 | $4.7K |
| 2008 | $3.52K |
| 2009 | $5.55K |
| 2010 | $6.22K |
| 2011 | $12.4K |
| 2012 | $7.87K |
| 2013 | $7.24K |
| 2014 | $8.33K |
| 2015 | $9.14K |
| 2016 | $12K |
| 2017 | $8.76K |
| 2018 | $14.5K |
| 2019 | $12.5K |
| 2020 | $13.7K |
| 2021 | $24.5K |
| 2022 | $19.2K |
| 2023 | $16.9K |
| 2024 | $18.2K |
| 2025 | $21.2K |
Employee count history for HCA Healthcare (HCA)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 2025320,000+1.3%
- 2024316,000+1.9%
- 2023310,000+5.4%
- 2022294,000+3.5%
- 2021284,000+3.3%
- 2020275,000-1.8%
- 2019280,000+6.9%
- 2018262,000+3.6%
- 2017253,000+5.0%
- 2016241,000+3.4%
- 2015233,000+3.6%
- 2014225,000+4.7%
- 2013215,000+5.4%
- 2012204,000+2.5%
- 2011199,000+2.6%
- 2010194,000+2.1%
- 2009190,000-0.5%
- 2008191,000+2.7%
- 2007186,0000.0%
- 2006186,000-2.7%
- 2005191,100-0.2%
- 2004191,400+1.8%
- 2003188,000+5.6%
- 2002178,000—
- 2001174,000—
- 2000164,000—
- 1999168,000-35.4%
- 1998260,000—
- 1997295,000—
- 1995240,000+52.9%
- 1994157,000+19.3%
- 1993131,600—
About HCA Healthcare's employee count
HCA Healthcare (HCA) employed 320,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +4,000 (+1.3%) from 316,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 131,600 to 320,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +2.8% per year.
HCA Healthcare generated about $236K of revenue and $21.2K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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