HCA Healthcare, Inc.
NYSE:HCA · New York Stock Exchange
-$12.05 today
Vol 2.63M · Avg 1.37M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $6.8B +1.9% | $6.7B +27.0% | $5.2B -23.3% | $6.8B -11.5% | $7.7B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $3.5B +6.4% | $3.3B +7.6% | $3.1B +3.6% | $3.0B +4.1% | $2.9B | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $0 -100.0% | $22.0M -90.4% | $229.0M -59.9% | $571.0M +915.7% | -$70.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 -100.0% | $360.0M | $0 -100.0% | $341.0M -22.5% | $440.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | $728.0M +786.8% | -$106.0M +76.8% | -$457.0M +60.3% | -$1.2B -129.0% | -$503.0M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$94.0M +88.2% | -$799.0M +14.5% | -$935.0M -17.3% | -$797.0M +17.2% | -$962.0M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | -$154.0M -146.1% | $334.0M +365.1% | -$126.0M -113.6% | -$59.0M +89.1% | -$540.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $666.0M +85.5% | $359.0M -40.6% | $604.0M +304.1% | -$296.0M -129.6% | $999.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | $310.0M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $1.6B +495.2% | $269.0M -79.9% | $1.3B +228.7% | -$1.0B +29.8% | -$1.5B | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $12.6B +20.2% | $10.5B +11.5% | $9.4B +10.7% | $8.5B -4.9% | $9.0B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$4.9B -1.4% | -$4.9B -2.8% | -$4.7B -7.9% | -$4.4B -22.9% | -$3.6B | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$128.0M -306.5% | $62.0M +114.0% | -$442.0M -143.6% | $1.0B -4.0% | $1.1B | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$14.0M +88.0% | -$117.0M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $72.0M | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $14.0M -88.0% | $117.0M | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $12.0M +110.0% | -$120.0M +8.4% | -$131.0M -1771.4% | -$7.0M +94.2% | -$121.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$5.0B -1.1% | -$4.9B +7.2% | -$5.3B -56.9% | -$3.4B -28.2% | -$2.6B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $3.2B +0.1% | $3.2B +147.5% | $1.3B -60.6% | $3.3B +1.0% | $3.3B | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$10.1B -66.6% | -$6.0B -58.5% | -$3.8B +45.6% | -$7.0B +14.8% | -$8.2B | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$679.0M +1.6% | -$690.0M -4.4% | -$661.0M -1.2% | -$653.0M -4.6% | -$624.0M | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$1.0B +4.1% | -$1.1B -15.0% | -$917.0M +28.9% | -$1.3B -20.4% | -$1.1B | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$8.6B -86.6% | -$4.6B -11.9% | -$4.1B +27.6% | -$5.7B +15.0% | -$6.7B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $9.0M +1000.0% | -$1.0M -114.3% | $7.0M +135.0% | -$20.0M -566.7% | -$3.0M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$893.0M -189.5% | $998.0M +3596.3% | $27.0M +105.0% | -$543.0M -58.8% | -$342.0M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $7.7B +36.4% | $5.6B +20.3% | $4.7B +13.6% | $4.1B -23.3% | $5.4B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does HCA generate free cash flow?
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) generated $7.69B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does HCA produce?
Operating cash flow was $12.64B, before capital expenditures of $4.94B.
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