Growth Metrics

National Healthcare (NHC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $52.9 million for Q1 2026, up 59.71% year-on-year from $33.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 725.16% on a QoQ basis from $6.4 million in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $52.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 59.71% year-over-year to $52.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $168.4 million (up 54.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $148.6 million, up 86.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $52.9 million, up from $6.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $56.5 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$36.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $18.2 million (2022), against an average of $20.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow slumped 540.8%; it then jumped 797.26% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $6.3 million in 2022, then surged by 172.07% to $17.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 72.96% to $4.6 million in 2024, then soared by 38.36% to $6.4 million in 2025, then surged by 725.16% to $52.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $52.9 million (Q1 2026), $6.4 million (Q4 2025), and $56.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn 895.00 Mn
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.46 Bn
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 218.81 Mn
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 150.70 Mn
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 90.18 Mn
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 184.47 Mn
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn 1.65 Bn
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 71.10 Mn
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 149.82 Mn
10 National Healthcare 2.87 Bn 2.61 Bn 290.58 Mn 52.89 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 52.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 52.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 56.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 56.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 52.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 52.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 28.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 28.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 42.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 42.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 33.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 33.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -9.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -9.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -36.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -36.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 18.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 18.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 8.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 8.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 15.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 15.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 23.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 23.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 141.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 141.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 18.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 18.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 30.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 30.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 19.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 19.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 14.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 14.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 20.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 20.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 27.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 27.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 6.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 6.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 15.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 15.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 23.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 23.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 18.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 18.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 4.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 4.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 13.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 13.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 4.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 4.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -517,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 -517,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 10.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 10.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 562,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 562,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 7.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 7.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 5.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 5.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 11.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 11.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 7.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 7.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 17.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 17.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -1.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -1.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 5.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 5.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 2.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 2.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 22.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 22.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 8.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 8.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 18.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 18.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -4.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -4.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 21.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 21.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 24.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 24.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 574,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 574,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 23.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 23.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 22.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 22.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 8.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 8.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 5.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 5.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 4.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 4.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 18.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 18.98 Mn