HealthEquity
HQY Nasdaq Managed Health Care Financials FY2017βFY2026
HealthEquity's revenue rose 9.5% to $1.3 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 24.6%, up from 13.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $455 million, up 34.7%. It paid out $299 million in dividends and buybacks, 66% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.5%.
About these figures. HealthEquity had no borrowings before it borrowed to buy WageWorks in fiscal 2020 (its balance sheets had no debt line), so debt is zero in earlier years.
What HealthEquity does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- HEALTHEQUITY, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001428336-26-000010
0001428336
Revenue and margins
HealthEquity had $1.3B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 9.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 21.1% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $455M in fiscal 2026, 34.7% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
HealthEquity returned $299M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 66% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.5%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$639M and divides by 87.5M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 37.5x Β· peers 34.4x Β· sector 27.9x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably HealthEquity can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $225M | $254M | $404M | $296M | $319M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $931M | $925M | $875M | $1.1B | $957M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.3x | 3.9x | 1.7x | 2.3x | 1.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | β0.7x | 0.2x | 2.1x | 2.7x | 5.6x |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 2.9x | 4.8x | 3.1x | 3.3x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 2.9x | 4.8x | 3.1x | 3.3x |
| Total assets | $3.1B | $3.1B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.4B |
| Total liabilities | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $705M | $671M | $471M | $760M | $639M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$3.7M
6 insiders
Of sales under plans
71%
$2.6M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Sunil RajasekarEVP Chief Prod & Strat Officer | Bought | 108 | $90.33 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Adrian T DillonDirector | Sold plan | 7,632 | $104.61 | $0.8M | Form 4 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Sunil RajasekarEVP Chief Prod & Strat Officer | Sold | 108 | $105.60 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Michael Henry FioreEVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | 2,354 | $95.00 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Sunil RajasekarEVP Chief Prod & Strat Officer | Bought | 23 | $95.06 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Michael Henry FioreEVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | 2,470 | $95.00 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| May 29, 2026 | Michael Henry FioreEVP, Chief Commercial Officer | Sold plan | 3,142 | $95.00 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| May 28, 2026 | Delano LaddEVP, General Counsel | Sold plan | 7,500 | $90.00 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| May 28, 2026 | Gayle Furgurson WellbornDirector | Sold plan | 2,439 | $90.00 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Sunil RajasekarEVP Chief Prod & Strat Officer | Sold | 23 | $82.81 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Delano LaddEVP, General Counsel | Sold plan | 1,500 | $94.72 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Elimelech RosnerEVP, Chief Technology Officer | Sold | 10,959 | $95.45 | $1.0M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.0% | β7.4% | β7.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.27 | 2.79 | 3.26 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HealthEquity HQY | $8.7B | 9.5% | 24.6% | 34.7% | 8.9% | 37.5x | 9 | |
| Oscar Health OSCR | $10.3B | 27.5% | β3.4% | 9.1% | β | 23.8x | 4 | Compare β |
| Molina Healthcare MOH | $10.8B | 11.8% | 1.7% | β1.4% | β | β | 4 | Compare β |
| Humana HUM | $50.9B | 10.1% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 25.7% | 45.0x | 5 | Compare β |
| Centene CNC | $34.9B | 19.4% | β3.9% | 2.2% | β26.4% | β | 5 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $178M | $230M | $287M | $532M | $734M | $757M | $862M | $1,000M | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Gross profit | $106M | $135M | $181M | $326M | $415M | $425M | $492M | $623M | $777M | $913M |
| Research and development | $22.4M | $27.4M | $35.1M | $77.6M | $125M | $157M | $193M | $219M | $240M | $263M |
| Operating income | $41.2M | $54.4M | $77.7M | $77.0M | $34.0M | β$24.2M | $9.1M | $118M | $162M | $323M |
| Interest expense | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $24.8M | $34.9M | $36.6M | $48.4M | $55.5M | $60.6M | $57.1M |
| Pretax income | $40.1M | $52.2M | $75.8M | $43.2M | $4.1M | β$66.7M | β$38.1M | $75.0M | $116M | $277M |
| Income tax | $13.7M | $4.8M | $1.9M | $3.5M | β$4.7M | β$22.5M | β$12.0M | $19.3M | $19.3M | $62.2M |
| Net income | $26.4M | $47.4M | $73.9M | $39.7M | $8.8M | β$44.3M | β$26.1M | $55.7M | $96.7M | $215M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.44 | $0.77 | $1.17 | $0.58 | $0.12 | β$0.53 | β$0.31 | $0.64 | $1.09 | $2.46 |
| Diluted shares | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.07B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $45.6M | $81.7M | $113M | $105M | $182M | $141M | $151M | $243M | $340M | $457M |
| Capital expenditure | $3.6M | $5.5M | $3.9M | $7.3M | $13.1M | $8.9M | $3.4M | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2.0M |
| Free cash flow | $42.0M | $76.2M | $110M | $97.7M | $169M | $132M | $147M | $241M | $338M | $455M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $13.2M | $16.0M | $18.2M | $55.4M | $116M | $137M | $161M | $153M | $163M | $155M |
| Stock-based compensation | $8.4M | $14.3M | $21.1M | $39.8M | $42.9M | $52.8M | $62.6M | $77.2M | $96.4M | $73.1M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $2.9M | $0.0M | $1.6B | $0.0M | $505M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $122M | $299M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $121M | $299M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $181M | $241M | $362M | $192M | $329M | $225M | $254M | $404M | $296M | $319M |
| Total debt | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.2B | $987M | $931M | $925M | $875M | $1.1B | $957M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $201M | $265M | $395M | $297M | $460M | $351M | $383M | $557M | $478M | $512M |
| Current liabilities | $15.7M | $20.5M | $29.1M | $152M | $205M | $153M | $131M | $117M | $156M | $157M |
| Inventory | $0.6M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $5.2M | $7.8M | $8.2M | $33.5M | $29.1M | $23.4M | $12.9M | $6.0M | $3.2M | $3.2M |
| Total assets | $279M | $369M | $510M | $2.6B | $2.7B | $3.1B | $3.1B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.4B |
| Total liabilities | $17.2M | $22.9M | $32.9M | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | $262M | $346M | $477M | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 59.6% | 58.8% | 63.1% | 61.3% | 56.6% | 56.1% | 57.1% | 62.3% | 64.8% | 69.5% |
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 23.7% | 27.0% | 14.5% | 4.6% | β3.2% | 1.1% | 11.8% | 13.5% | 24.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 30.5% | 30.7% | 33.4% | 24.9% | 20.4% | 14.9% | 19.8% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 36.3% |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 20.6% | 25.7% | 7.5% | 1.2% | β5.9% | β3.0% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 16.4% |
| FCF margin | 23.5% | 33.2% | 38.1% | 18.4% | 23.0% | 17.5% | 17.1% | 24.1% | 28.2% | 34.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 33.7% | 52.8% | 68.4% | 6.5% | 1.7% | β0.8% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 8.9% |
| Return on capital employed | 17.5% | 17.8% | 18.7% | 5.3% | 1.4% | β0.9% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 15.6% | 18.0% | 5.3% | 0.7% | β2.7% | β1.4% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 10.2% |
| Return on assets | 10.6% | 14.6% | 16.8% | 2.6% | 0.3% | β1.5% | β0.8% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 6.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 40.7% | 28.7% | 25.2% | 85.2% | 37.9% | 3.1% | 13.9% | 16.0% | 20.0% | 9.5% |
| Net income growth | 58.8% | 79.6% | 56.0% | β46.3% | β77.7% | β601.4% | β | β | 73.6% | 122.5% |
| EPS growth | 57.1% | 75.0% | 52.0% | β50.4% | β79.3% | β541.7% | β | β | 70.3% | 125.7% |
| FCF growth | 73.6% | 81.8% | 43.7% | β10.8% | 72.5% | β21.6% | 11.5% | 63.7% | 40.1% | 34.7% |
| Share count change | 1.8% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 8.0% | 10.6% | 9.9% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 2.2% | β1.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β3.3x | β3.4x | β3.8x | 7.8x | 4.4x | 6.3x | 3.9x | 1.7x | 2.3x | 1.3x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 1.2x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 193.5x | 198.6x | 287.7x | 3.1x | 1.0x | β0.7x | 0.2x | 2.1x | 2.7x | 5.6x |
| Current ratio | 12.8x | 13.0x | 13.6x | 2.0x | 2.3x | 2.3x | 2.9x | 4.8x | 3.1x | 3.3x |
| Quick ratio | 12.8x | 12.9x | 13.6x | 2.0x | 2.3x | 2.3x | 2.9x | 4.8x | 3.1x | 3.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 4.7% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 5.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 36.0% | 65.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β7.7% | β10.6% | β9.0% | β4.3% | β6.6% | β6.4% | β5.7% | β6.0% | β7.4% | β7.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001428336). Data updated October 16, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.