National Healthcare (NHC) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare posted quarterly FCF Margin of 13.85% for Q1 2026, up 469.0% year-on-year from 2.43% in Q1 2025, and up 811.64% on a QoQ basis from 1.52% in Q4 2025.
National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 13.85% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 469.0% year-over-year to 13.85%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.87% (up 309.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.79%, up 370.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 13.85%, up from 1.52% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 15.23% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 13.05% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 6.99% (2022), against an average of 5.98%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin tumbled 1635 bps; it then surged 1585 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 3.03% in 2022, then soared by 68 bps to 5.08% in 2023, then plunged by 78 bps to 1.12% in 2024, then soared by 35 bps to 1.52% in 2025, then surged by 812 bps to 13.85% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 13.85% (Q1 2026), 1.52% (Q4 2025), and 15.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 4.68% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 27.22% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 6.41% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 9.50% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 6.49% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 4.10% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 10.81% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 10.55% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 2.87 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 290.58 Mn | 13.85% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.85% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.57% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 62.52% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.46% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.28% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.16% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.30% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.55% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.27% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.55% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.87% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.74% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.23% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.71% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.37% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.88% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -0.85% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 2.79% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.32% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 11.28% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 4.43% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 9.51% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 11.31% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 13.03% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.30% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 11.98% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 11.21% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 2.71% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.11% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.63% |