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Operating Income for HCA Healthcare (HCA)

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TTM

$11.97B

YoY change

+13.4%

5Y CAGR

+10.5%

Peak year (1998)

$16.89B

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

Latest: $11.96B

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

Latest: +13.4%

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

  • 2025$11.96B+13.4%
  • 2024$10.55B+9.6%
  • 2023$9.63B+6.3%
  • 2022$9.05B-6.5%
  • 2021$9.68B+33.3%
  • 2020$7.26B+0.6%
  • 2019$7.22B+8.7%
  • 2018$6.64B+9.7%
  • 2017$6.06B-2.3%
  • 2016$6.20B+3.9%
  • 2015$5.96B+7.2%
  • 2014$5.57B+16.1%
  • 2013$4.79B-0.5%
  • 2012$4.82B+11.0%
  • 2011$4.34B+4.2%
  • 2010$4.17B+9.6%
  • 2009$3.80B+29.5%
  • 2008$2.94B-0.6%
  • 2007$2.95B+4.1%
  • 2006$2.84B-2.3%
  • 2005$2.90B+6.9%
  • 2004$2.72B-2.9%
  • 2003$2.80B+36.5%
  • 2002$2.05B-7.9%
  • 2001$2.23B-86.6%
  • 2000$16.55B+0.7%
  • 1999$16.44B-2.7%
  • 1998$16.89B+1342.5%
  • 1997$1.17B-59.6%
  • 1996$2.90B+9.6%
  • 1995$2.64B+75.3%
  • 1994$1.51B+9.0%
  • 1993$1.38B+3292.2%
  • 1992$40.80M+106.1%
  • 1991$19.80M+15.1%
  • 1990$17.20M—

Operating Income values are taken from HCA Healthcare's reported income 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 Income at HCA Healthcare (HCA)

According to HCA Healthcare's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $11.97B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual operating income for HCA Healthcare (HCA) came in at $11.96B – grew 13.4% year-over-year.

HCA Healthcare operating income has grown for 3 consecutive years, with a +10.5% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

HCA Healthcare operating income declined from $16.89B in 1998 to $11.96B in 2025, a 29.2% drawdown.

$16.89B stands as the all-time-high annual operating income, posted in 1998, against a low of $17.20M during 1990.

HCA Healthcare Operating Income by Year

HCA Healthcare Operating Income 2025: $11.96B

In 2025, HCA Healthcare reported operating income of $11.96B, grew 13.4% from 2024.

HCA Healthcare Operating Income 2024: $10.55B

HCA Healthcare operating income in 2024 was $10.55B, grew 9.6% from 2023.

HCA Healthcare Operating Income 2023: $9.63B

2023's operating income for HCA Healthcare came in at $9.63B, grew 6.3% from 2022.

HCA Healthcare Operating Income 2022: $9.05B

HCA Healthcare posted operating income of $9.05B in 2022, declined 6.5% below 2021.

HCA Healthcare Operating Income 2021: $9.68B

HCA Healthcare operating income in 2021 was $9.68B.

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