National Healthcare (NHC) Equity Ratio (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) reported Equity Ratio of 0.72 for Q1 2026, up 10.56% on a YoY basis from 0.65 in Q1 2025, and up 2.76% quarter-over-quarter from 0.7 in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) Equity Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare has reported Equity Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.72 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Equity Ratio rose 10.56% year-over-year to 0.72; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.72 (up 10.56% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.7, up 8.57% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.72, up from 0.7 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Equity Ratio was 0.72 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.63 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.68 across 5 years, with a median of 0.69 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Equity Ratio increased 12.31% — and 2024, when it slipped 8.77%.
  • National Healthcare's Equity Ratio stood at 0.69 in 2022, then climbed by 0.96% to 0.69 in 2023, then retreated by 7.15% to 0.64 in 2024, then grew by 8.57% to 0.7 in 2025, then increased by 2.76% to 0.72 in 2026.
  • The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.72 (Q1 2026), 0.7 (Q4 2025), and 0.67 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.51 Bn 86.89 Bn 16.26 Bn -0.05
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.06 Bn 14.23 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.15
3 Davita 13.75 Bn 14.61 Bn 1.07 Bn -0.03
4 Encompass Health 10.16 Bn 10.79 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.45
5 Universal Health Services 8.91 Bn 8.86 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.48
6 Ensign 8.53 Bn 7.94 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.42
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.92 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.46
8 Chemed 5.76 Bn 5.74 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.55
9 Pacs 5.46 Bn 5.22 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.18
10 National Healthcare 3.04 Bn 2.79 Bn 290.58 Mn 0.72

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.72
Dec 31, 2025 0.70
Sep 30, 2025 0.67
Jun 30, 2025 0.66
Mar 31, 2025 0.65
Dec 31, 2024 0.64
Sep 30, 2024 0.63
Jun 30, 2024 0.71
Mar 31, 2024 0.70
Dec 31, 2023 0.69
Sep 30, 2023 0.69
Jun 30, 2023 0.69
Mar 31, 2023 0.70
Dec 31, 2022 0.69
Sep 30, 2022 0.68
Jun 30, 2022 0.67
Mar 31, 2022 0.67
Dec 31, 2021 0.65
Sep 30, 2021 0.64
Jun 30, 2021 0.63