National Healthcare (NHC) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.19 for Q1 2026, down 87.87% quarter-over-quarter from 1.55 in Q4 2025, and down 33.92% year-on-year from 0.28 in Q1 2025.

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.19 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.19, down 33.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.24 (down 32.34% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.26, down 44.41% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.19 for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, down from 1.55 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.46 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.92 in Q3 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.63, with a median of 0.33 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 124.12% in 2022 and surged 617.91% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.43 in 2022, then tumbled by 61.97% to 0.55 in 2023, then soared by 287.39% to 2.11 in 2024, then dropped by 26.67% to 1.55 in 2025, then slumped by 87.87% to 0.19 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.19 in Q1 2026, 1.55 in Q4 2025, and 0.18 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 Bn 290.58 Mn 0.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
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