National Healthcare (NHC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) posted EBIT Margin of 8.45% for Q1 2026, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter from 7.85% in Q4 2025, and down 6.0% year-on-year from 8.99% in Q1 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported EBIT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 8.45% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 8.45%, down 6.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.38% (up 90.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.46%, up 158.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 8.45% for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from 7.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 9.09% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 8.24% in Q4 2022.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 5.22%, with a median of 6.07% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin slumped 461 bps in 2022 and soared 1431 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 8.24% in 2022, then jumped by 174 bps to 6.07% in 2023, then gained by 15 bps to 7.0% in 2024, then climbed by 12 bps to 7.85% in 2025, then rose by 8 bps to 8.45% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 8.45% in Q1 2026, 7.85% in Q4 2025, and 8.19% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -2.96%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 12.86%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 24.14%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.11%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 3.76%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 8.99%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 11.19%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.45%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn 17.01%
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 Bn 290.58 Mn 8.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.45%
Dec 31, 2025 7.85%
Sep 30, 2025 8.19%
Jun 30, 2025 9.09%
Mar 31, 2025 8.51%
Dec 31, 2024 7.00%
Sep 30, 2024 6.93%
Jun 30, 2024 7.49%
Mar 31, 2024 5.48%
Dec 31, 2023 6.07%
Sep 30, 2023 4.51%
Jun 30, 2023 5.18%
Mar 31, 2023 3.88%
Dec 31, 2022 -8.24%
Sep 30, 2022 1.51%
Jun 30, 2022 1.75%
Mar 31, 2022 5.10%
Dec 31, 2021 -3.62%
Sep 30, 2021 4.61%
Jun 30, 2021 5.24%