National Healthcare (NHC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare (NHC) posted EBITDA Margin of 14.73% for Q2 2026, up 2.70 percentage points from 12.03% a year earlier and up 3.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA Margin at National Healthcare was 12.21%, up 1.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.42%, up 1.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +2.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, National Healthcare's EBITDA Margin was 10.09% in FY2024 (+1.37 pp), 8.72% in FY2023 (+2.05 pp), 6.67% in FY2022 (-1.86 pp) and 8.53% in FY2021 (-0.24 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 3.32 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 3.73 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 11.49% (Q1 2026), 11.61% (Q4 2025) and 10.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.08 Bn | 93.52 Bn | - | 19.96% |
| 2 | Natera | 59.53 Bn | 55.21 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -7.25% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.60 Bn | 24.03 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 19.88% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.98 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 16.90% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.75 Bn | 19.81 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -35.69% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.75 Bn | 11.90 Bn | - | 30.49% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.47 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.19 Bn | 12.65 Bn | - | 24.09% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.20 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 21.01% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.51 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | 14.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.73% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.31% |
API Access
National Healthcare EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();