HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) operating KPIs
HCANYSEServices-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NECFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 10/301% below fair value
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HCA Healthcare hospital Cost Structure — Salaries and Benefits Expense ($M)
Annual figures from HCA Healthcare's filings and investor materials
Latest, FY2025
32,859
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+5.4%
31,170 in FY2024
History
12 years
Since FY2014
Sources
10
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Hospital Cost Structure — Salaries and Benefits Expense ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 32,859 | +5.4% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2026-02-10) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 31,170 | +5.7% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2026-02-10) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 29,487 | +6.5% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2026-02-10) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 27,685 | +3.4% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2025-02-14) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 26,779 | +12.2% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2024-02-16) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 23,874 | +1.3% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2023-02-17) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 23,560 | +10.0% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2022-02-18) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 21,425 | +6.8% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2021-02-19) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 20,059 | +6.1% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2020-02-20) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 18,897 | +4.3% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2019-02-21) ↗ |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 18,115 | +8.9% | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2018-02-23) ↗ |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 16,641 | – | HCA Healthcare Form 10-K (2017-02-22) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up hospital cost structure — salaries and benefits expense
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). HCA Healthcare Hospital Cost Structure — Salaries and Benefits Expense ($M), annual FY2014–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from HCA Healthcare SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/hca/kpis/cost_salaries_benefits
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