Growth Metrics

National Healthcare (NHC) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $9.6 million for Q1 2026, up 57.08% year-on-year from $6.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.28% on a QoQ basis from $10.4 million in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $9.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 57.08% year-over-year to $9.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $39.9 million (up 43.79% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $36.4 million, up 32.05% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $9.6 million, down from $10.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $10.4 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $5.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $7.8 million (2024), against an average of $7.8 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures reached 107.12% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 58.63% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $5.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 52.58% to $8.6 million in 2023, then slipped by 5.17% to $8.2 million in 2024, then grew by 27.48% to $10.4 million in 2025, then fell by 7.28% to $9.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $9.6 million (Q1 2026), $10.4 million (Q4 2025), and $9.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn 1.12 Bn
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 180.00 Mn
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 102.02 Mn
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 162.40 Mn
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.97 Mn
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 217.16 Mn
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn -486.57 Mn
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 17.12 Mn
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 86.52 Mn
10 National Healthcare 2.87 Bn 2.61 Bn 290.58 Mn 9.64 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 9.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 10.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 10.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 6.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 5.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 8.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 8.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 8.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 8.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 12.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 12.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 8.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 8.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 4.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 4.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 5.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 5.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 5.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 5.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 6.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 6.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 6.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 6.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 5.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 5.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 8.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 8.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 7.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 7.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 8.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 8.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 7.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 7.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 7.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 7.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 8.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 8.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 8.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 12.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 12.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 14.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 14.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 22.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 22.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 13.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 13.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 19.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 19.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 15.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 15.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 10.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 10.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 12.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 12.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 16.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 16.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 13.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 13.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 13.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 13.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 9.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 9.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 9.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 9.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 13.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 13.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 6.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 6.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 7.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 7.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 8.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 8.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 3.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 3.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 5.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 5.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 4.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 4.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 7.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 7.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 6.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 6.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 13.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 13.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 7.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 7.25 Mn