National Healthcare (NHC) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare (NHC) recorded Dividends Paid - Common of $9.99 million in Q2 2026, up 5.9% from $9.43 million a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, National Healthcare's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $39.78 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 5.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $38.7 million, up 4.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 12 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $36.96 million in FY2024 (+3.9%), $35.56 million in FY2023 (+2.8%), $34.6 million in FY2022 (+8.0%) and $32.03 million in FY2021 (+0.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common since Q4 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 50 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common has ranged between 0.4% (Q3 2021) and 10.1% (Q3 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $9.94 million (Q1 2026), $9.93 million (Q4 2025) and $9.92 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.44 Bn | 104.53 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 46.38 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 513.47 Mn | - |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.37 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.52 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 95.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.21 Bn | 12.51 Bn | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.86 Bn | 13.49 Bn | - | 18.70 Mn |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - | 10.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.02 Mn |
API Access
National Healthcare Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();