National Healthcare (NHC) Dividend Yield (2011 - 2026)
National Healthcare (NHC) posted Dividend Yield of 1.20% for Q2 2026, down 1.07 percentage points from 2.27% a year earlier and down 0.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Dividend Yield (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, National Healthcare's Dividend Yield came in at 1.82%, down 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, National Healthcare's Dividend Yield was 2.22% in FY2024 (-0.28 pp), 2.51% in FY2023 (-1.28 pp), 3.79% in FY2022 (+0.74 pp) and 3.05% in FY2021 (-0.08 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield in data going back to Q2 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 0.92 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 1.72 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Yield for the three prior quarters was 1.57% (Q1 2026), 1.82% (Q4 2025) and 2.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 102.02 Bn | 98.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.65 Bn | 55.33 Bn | 485.19 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.43 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.42 Bn | 24.55 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.70 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 22.30 Bn | 18.36 Bn | 219.03 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.01 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 492.75 Mn |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.57 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 9 | Tempus AI | 12.20 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 246.50 Mn |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.85 Bn | 2.82 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.96% |
API Access
National Healthcare Dividend Yield 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-yield&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "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-yield&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();