National Healthcare (NHC) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare's EBT Margin was 13.24% in Q2 2026, up 4.66 percentage points from 8.58% a year earlier and up 1.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
National Healthcare (NHC) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, National Healthcare's EBT Margin was 11.89% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.70%, up 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +6.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 10.43% in FY2024 (+2.66 pp), 7.77% in FY2023 (+5.27 pp), 2.51% in FY2022 (-2.15 pp) and 4.66% in FY2021 (+0.11 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 1.46% (Q3 2022) and 17.06% (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 12.20 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 10.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NHC's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 11.74% (Q1 2026), 8.31% (Q4 2025) and 14.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | 12.33% |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -8.93% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 13.54% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.36% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -35.81% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 23.81% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 2.30% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 16.38% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 12.24% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.55 Bn | 2.53 Bn | - | 13.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.24% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.46% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.54% |
API Access
National Healthcare EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();