National Healthcare (NHC) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare posted quarterly EBT Margin of 11.74% for Q1 2026, down 35.0% year-on-year from 18.06% in Q1 2025, and up 54.08% on a QoQ basis from 7.62% in Q4 2025.
National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 17.66% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 1.57% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 8.28% (2023), against an average of 8.2%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin sank 3972 bps; it then surged 1280 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 3.57% in 2022, then surged by 205 bps to 10.88% in 2023, then plunged by 87 bps to 1.47% in 2024, then jumped by 419 bps to 7.62% in 2025, then surged 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 | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 11.97% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 21.09% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 9.99% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 18.20% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 9.26% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 10.44% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 13.51% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 8.01% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 2.87 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 290.58 Mn | 11.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.37% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.26% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.29% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 17.09% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -14.93% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.26% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.82% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.12% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 9.85% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.25% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.50% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.41% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.58% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.26% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.65% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.78% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.59% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 9.76% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 10.89% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.12% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 8.82% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.56% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 10.24% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 15.55% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 12.31% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 11.63% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 14.04% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.35% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 11.88% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.83% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.28% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 11.71% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 11.63% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 15.78% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18.45% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 11.03% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 11.07% |