National Healthcare (NHC) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.04 in Q2 2026, up 60.5% from 2.51 a year earlier and up 11.9% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, National Healthcare's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 3.53 through Jun 30, 2026, up 26.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.10, up 12.5% from FY2024.
- Dividend Coverage Ratio has now increased for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 2.76 in FY2024 (+46.8%), 1.88 in FY2023 (+189.6%), 0.65 in FY2022 (-85.0%) and 4.33 in FY2021 (+229.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Coverage Ratio has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 70.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 395.3%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 97.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, NHC's Dividend Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.61 (Q1 2026), 2.50 (Q4 2025) and 3.96 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 3.33 |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 8.14 |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | - |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.46 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - | 4.04 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.04 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.61 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.50 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.96 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.51 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.55 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.95 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.90 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.86 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.34 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.72 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.80 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.97 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.42 |
API Access
National Healthcare Dividend Coverage 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();