National Healthcare (NHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.19 for Q1 2026, down 33.92% year-on-year from 0.28 in Q1 2025, and down 87.87% on a QoQ basis from 1.55 in Q4 2025.
National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.19 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 33.92% year-over-year to 0.19; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.24 (down 32.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.26, down 44.41% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.19, down from 1.55 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.46 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.92 in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.33 (2024), against an average of 0.63.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 124.12%; it then soared 617.91% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.43 in 2022, then tumbled by 61.97% to 0.55 in 2023, then jumped by 287.39% to 2.11 in 2024, then decreased by 26.67% to 1.55 in 2025, then slumped by 87.87% to 0.19 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.19 (Q1 2026), 1.55 (Q4 2025), and 0.18 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 0.21 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 0.13 |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 0.39 |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.38 |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 0.04 |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 0.04 |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.60 |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 0.00 |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 2.87 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 290.58 Mn | 0.19 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.55 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.43 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.92 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.23 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.36 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.09 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.66 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.34 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.11 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.18 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.38 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.70 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -13.30 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -11.35 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.79 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.91 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -3.91 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1.58 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.24 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.22 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.91 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.20 |