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Free Cash Flow for HCA Healthcare (HCA)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$7.93B

YoY change

+36.4%

5Y CAGR

+3.8%

Peak year (2025)

$7.69B

Free Cash Flow history chart for HCA Healthcare (HCA) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: $7.69B

Free Cash Flow growth chart for HCA Healthcare (HCA) from 1990 to 2025

Latest: +36.4%

Free Cash Flow history table for HCA Healthcare (HCA) from 1990 to 2025

  • 2025$7.69B+36.4%
  • 2024$5.64B+20.3%
  • 2023$4.69B+13.6%
  • 2022$4.13B-23.3%
  • 2021$5.38B-15.9%
  • 2020$6.40B+85.7%
  • 2019$3.44B+8.0%
  • 2018$3.19B+32.2%
  • 2017$2.41B-16.7%
  • 2016$2.89B+22.6%
  • 2015$2.36B+3.8%
  • 2014$2.27B+30.8%
  • 2013$1.74B-24.9%
  • 2012$2.31B+2.6%
  • 2011$2.25B+28.1%
  • 2010$1.76B+23.1%
  • 2009$1.43B+625.9%
  • 2008$197.00M-510.4%
  • 2007−$48.00M+140.0%
  • 2006−$20.00M-101.3%
  • 2005$1.57B+2.0%
  • 2004$1.54B+368.3%
  • 2003$328.00M-68.2%
  • 2002$1.03B+2300.0%
  • 2001$43.00M-89.0%
  • 2000$392.00M-712.5%
  • 1999−$64.00M-109.7%
  • 1998$661.00M+983.6%
  • 1997$61.00M-95.0%
  • 1996$1.22B+68.0%
  • 1995$727.00M+123.0%
  • 1994$326.00M-29.4%
  • 1993$462.00M-1362.3%
  • 1992−$36.60M+83.0%
  • 1991−$20.00M+387.8%
  • 1990−$4.10M—

Free Cash Flow values are taken from HCA Healthcare's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Free Cash Flow at HCA Healthcare (HCA)

Free Cash Flow for HCA Healthcare (HCA): headline value $7.93B · YoY +36.4%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported free cash flow of $7.69B – surged 36.4% year-over-year.

HCA Healthcare free cash flow compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +3.8%, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Across the available history, free cash flow reached its high of $7.69B in 2025 and its low of −$64.00M in 1999.

HCA Healthcare Free Cash Flow by Year

HCA Healthcare Free Cash Flow 2025: $7.69B

2025's free cash flow for HCA Healthcare came in at $7.69B, surged 36.4% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

HCA Healthcare Free Cash Flow 2024: $5.64B

HCA Healthcare posted free cash flow of $5.64B in 2024, grew 20.3% from 2023.

HCA Healthcare Free Cash Flow 2023: $4.69B

In 2023, HCA Healthcare reported free cash flow of $4.69B, grew 13.6% from 2022.

HCA Healthcare Free Cash Flow 2022: $4.13B

HCA Healthcare free cash flow in 2022 was $4.13B, declined 23.3% below 2021.

HCA Healthcare Free Cash Flow 2021: $5.38B

HCA Healthcare free cash flow in 2021 was $5.38B.

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