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

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

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

National Healthcare has reported EBT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.74% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 35.0% year-over-year to 11.74%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.55% (up 27.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.7%, up 27.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 11.74%, up from 7.62% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 17.66% in Q3 2024, with the low at 1.57% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 8.2% across 5 years, with a median of 8.28% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin tumbled 3972 bps — and 2024, when it surged 1280 bps.
  • National Healthcare's EBT Margin stood at 3.57% in 2022, then jumped by 205 bps to 10.88% in 2023, then sank 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.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 11.74% (Q1 2026), 7.62% (Q4 2025), and 14.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 11.97%
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 21.09%
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 9.99%
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 18.20%
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.26%
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 10.44%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 2,593.29%
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 13.51%
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.01%
10 National Healthcare 3.15 Bn 2.89 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%