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

National Healthcare (NHC) posted EBT Margin of 11.74% for Q1 2026, up 54.08% quarter-over-quarter from 7.62% in Q4 2025, and down 35.0% year-on-year from 18.06% in Q1 2025.

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported EBT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 11.74% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.74%, down 35.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.55% (up 27.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.7%, up 27.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 11.74% for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from 7.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 17.66% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 1.57% in Q3 2022.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 8.2%, with a median of 8.28% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin sank 3972 bps in 2022 and jumped 1280 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 3.57% in 2022, then jumped by 205 bps to 10.88% in 2023, then plunged by 87 bps to 1.47% in 2024, then soared by 419 bps to 7.62% in 2025, then jumped by 54 bps to 11.74% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBT Margin figures were 11.74% in Q1 2026, 7.62% in Q4 2025, and 14.67% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 11.97%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 13.51%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 21.09%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 9.99%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 18.20%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.26%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 10.44%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.01%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn 557.85%
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 Bn 290.58 Mn 11.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.74%
Dec 31, 2025 7.62%
Sep 30, 2025 14.67%
Jun 30, 2025 8.58%
Mar 31, 2025 12.09%
Dec 31, 2024 1.47%
Sep 30, 2024 17.66%
Jun 30, 2024 12.17%
Mar 31, 2024 12.49%
Dec 31, 2023 10.88%
Sep 30, 2023 4.86%
Jun 30, 2023 8.28%
Mar 31, 2023 6.09%
Dec 31, 2022 3.57%
Sep 30, 2022 -1.57%
Jun 30, 2022 1.35%
Mar 31, 2022 7.36%
Dec 31, 2021 7.42%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.76%
Jun 30, 2021 41.08%