National Healthcare (NHC) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare's Debt Ratio came in at 0.03 for Q4 2025, down 70.8% from 0.09 a year earlier and down 43.7% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q4 2010, National Healthcare's Debt Ratio data covers 43 quarters.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.09 in FY2024.
- The Q4 2025 figure represents the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2019.
- Business Quant data shows NHC's Debt Ratio at 0.05 (Q3 2025), 0.07 (Q2 2025) and 0.09 (Q1 2025) in the three quarters before Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.44 Bn | 104.53 Bn | - | 0.80 |
| 2 | Natera | 46.38 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 0.03 |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.37 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.52 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.21 Bn | 12.51 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.35 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 236.15 Mn | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 15.33 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 266.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.30 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 0.35 |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.86 Bn | 13.49 Bn | - | 0.34 |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - | 0.24 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.04 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.04 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.11 |
API Access
National Healthcare Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "NHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();