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HCA Healthcare stock: balance sheet and debt

HCA
$500.66Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 75 out of 100

HCA Healthcare has a debt to equity ratio of −18.12 and an interest coverage of 5.4x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
−18.12
Interest coverage
5.4x
Current ratio
0.83
Cash & equivalents
$1.04B
Total assets
$60.72B
Equity ratio
−4.6%
Goodwill and intangible assets
$10.29B
not split out
Net debt
$49.16B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of HCA Healthcare, Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$23.68B$2.6B$2.6B−44.2%$27.77B
2007$24.03B$2.63B$2.63B−40.0%$26.92B
2008$24.28B$2.58B$2.58B−38.1%$26.52B
2009$24.13B$2.58B$2.58B−33.1%$25.36B
2010$23.85B$2.69Bnot split out−45.3%$27.81B
2011$26.9B$5.25Bnot split out−26.1%$26.68B
2012$28.08B$5.54Bnot split out−29.7%$28.23B
2013$28.83B$5.9Bnot split out−24.0%$27.96B
2014$31.2B$6.42B$6.02B−20.8%$28.86B
2015$32.74B$6.73B$6.34B−18.5%$29.75B
2016$33.76B$6.7B$6.33B−16.7%$30.73B
2017$36.59B$7.39B$7.04B−13.7%$32.33B
2018$39.21B$7.95B$7.61B−7.4%$32.32B
2019$45.06B$8.27B$7.94B−1.3%$34.95B
2020$47.49B$8.58B$8.21B6.1%$31.26B
2021$50.74B$9.54B$9.14B2.9%$35.28B
2022$52.44B$9.65B$9.29B−0.1%$39.29B
2023$56.21B$9.95B$9.61B1.9%$40.92B
2024$59.51B$10.09B$9.77B0.9%$43.22B
2025$60.72B$10.29Bnot split out−4.6%$49.16B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt. In years without separate goodwill, the table shows the sum of goodwill and intangible assets, because the data do not list goodwill separately there.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$634M−$11.37B$28.41B−2.71
2007$393M−$10.54B$27.31B−2.84
2008$465M−$10.26B$26.99B−2.91
2009$312M−$8.99B$25.67B−3.22
2010$411M−$11.93B$28.23B−2.61
2011$373M−$8.26B$27.05B−3.86
2012$705M−$9.66B$28.93B−3.47
2013$414M−$8.27B$28.38B−4.1
2014$566M−$7.89B$29.43B−4.53
2015$741M−$7.6B$30.49B−5.04
2016$646M−$7.3B$31.38B−5.57
2017$732M−$6.81B$33.06B−6.62
2018$502M−$4.95B$32.82B−11.25
2019$621M−$2.81B$35.57B−50
2020$1.79B$572M$33.06B11.43
2021$1.45B−$933M$36.73B24.66
2022$908M−$2.77B$40.2B−50
2023$935M−$1.77B$41.86B39.49
2024$2.02B−$2.5B$45.24B50
2025$1.04B−$6.03B$50.2B−18.12

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 5 Nov 2026)
  • Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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