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

National Healthcare (NHC) posted FCF Margin of 13.85% for Q1 2026, up 811.64% quarter-over-quarter from 1.52% in Q4 2025, and up 469.0% year-on-year from 2.43% in Q1 2025.

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported FCF Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 13.85% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 13.85%, up 469.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.87% (up 309.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.79%, up 370.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 13.85% for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from 1.52% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 15.23% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 13.05% in Q1 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 5.98%, with a median of 6.99% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin tumbled 1635 bps in 2022 and jumped 1585 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 3.03% in 2022, then surged by 68 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then plunged by 78 bps to 1.12% in 2024, then surged by 35 bps to 1.52% in 2025, then jumped by 812 bps to 13.85% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 13.85% in Q1 2026, 1.52% in Q4 2025, and 15.23% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 4.68%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 10.81%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 27.22%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 6.41%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 9.50%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 6.49%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 4.10%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 10.55%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn 20.19%
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 Bn 290.58 Mn 13.85%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.85%
Dec 31, 2025 1.52%
Sep 30, 2025 15.23%
Jun 30, 2025 14.03%
Mar 31, 2025 9.16%
Dec 31, 2024 1.12%
Sep 30, 2024 8.69%
Jun 30, 2024 14.24%
Mar 31, 2024 1.29%
Dec 31, 2023 5.08%
Sep 30, 2023 8.94%
Jun 30, 2023 12.30%
Mar 31, 2023 2.80%
Dec 31, 2022 3.03%
Sep 30, 2022 -3.51%
Jun 30, 2022 6.99%
Mar 31, 2022 -13.05%
Dec 31, 2021 0.67%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.13%
Jun 30, 2021 7.11%