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Operating Cash Flow for HCA Healthcare (HCA)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$2.01B

YoY change

+20.2%

5Y CAGR

+6.5%

Peak year (2025)

$12.64B

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

Latest: $12.64B

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

Latest: +20.2%

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

  • 2025$12.64B+20.2%
  • 2024$10.51B+11.5%
  • 2023$9.43B+10.7%
  • 2022$8.52B-4.9%
  • 2021$8.96B-3.0%
  • 2020$9.23B+21.4%
  • 2019$7.60B+12.4%
  • 2018$6.76B+24.6%
  • 2017$5.43B-4.0%
  • 2016$5.65B+19.4%
  • 2015$4.73B+6.4%
  • 2014$4.45B+20.9%
  • 2013$3.68B-11.9%
  • 2012$4.17B+6.2%
  • 2011$3.93B+27.5%
  • 2010$3.08B+12.3%
  • 2009$2.75B+52.9%
  • 2008$1.80B+28.7%
  • 2007$1.40B-24.3%
  • 2006$1.84B-41.6%
  • 2005$3.16B+3.6%
  • 2004$3.05B+40.8%
  • 2003$2.17B-21.2%
  • 2002$2.75B+94.6%
  • 2001$1.41B-8.7%
  • 2000$1.55B+26.5%
  • 1999$1.22B-36.2%
  • 1998$1.92B+29.2%
  • 1997$1.48B-43.4%
  • 1996$2.62B+16.3%
  • 1995$2.25B+73.3%
  • 1994$1.30B+0.2%
  • 1993$1.30B+1843.1%
  • 1992$66.80M+158.9%
  • 1991$25.80M+84.3%
  • 1990$14.00M—

Operating 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 Operating Cash Flow at HCA Healthcare (HCA)

Operating Cash Flow for HCA Healthcare (HCA): headline value $2.01B · YoY +20.2%. 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 .

In 2025, HCA Healthcare (HCA) operating cash flow totalled $12.64B – grew 20.2% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), HCA Healthcare operating cash flow delivered a +6.5% annualised rate; sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.

The record annual operating cash flow stands at $12.64B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $14.00M was recorded in 1990.

HCA Healthcare Operating Cash Flow by Year

HCA Healthcare Operating Cash Flow 2025: $12.64B

HCA Healthcare posted operating cash flow of $12.64B in 2025, grew 20.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

HCA Healthcare Operating Cash Flow 2024: $10.51B

In 2024, HCA Healthcare reported operating cash flow of $10.51B, grew 11.5% from 2023.

HCA Healthcare Operating Cash Flow 2023: $9.43B

HCA Healthcare operating cash flow in 2023 was $9.43B, grew 10.7% from 2022.

HCA Healthcare Operating Cash Flow 2022: $8.52B

2022's operating cash flow for HCA Healthcare came in at $8.52B, edged down 4.9% below 2021.

HCA Healthcare Operating Cash Flow 2021: $8.96B

HCA Healthcare operating cash flow in 2021 was $8.96B.

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