National Healthcare NHC
NYSE NHC
$221.79 +4.45 (+2.05%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 3:58 PM EDT

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

National Healthcare's (NHC) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $52.9 million in Q1 2026, up 59.71% YoY from $33.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 725.16% on a QoQ basis from $6.4 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

National Healthcare (NHC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 59.71% year-over-year to $52.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $168.4 million (up 54.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $148.6 million, up 86.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $52.9 million in Q1 2026, from $6.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $56.5 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$36.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $20.2 million and a median of $18.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 540.8% — and 2025, when it jumped 797.26%.
  • Tracing NHC's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $6.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 172.07% to $17.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 72.96% to $4.6 million in 2024, then surged by 38.36% to $6.4 million in 2025, then jumped 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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 90.36 Bn 89.35 Bn 15.19 Bn 1.10 Bn
2 Tenet Healthcare 22.02 Bn 19.85 Bn 4.45 Bn 417.00 Mn
3 Encompass Health 12.13 Bn 11.99 Bn 1.34 Bn 62.30 Mn
4 Davita 11.78 Bn 11.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 320.25 Mn
5 Universal Health Services 10.09 Bn 9.95 Bn 3.29 Bn 215.67 Mn
6 Ensign 9.97 Bn 9.65 Bn 306.24 Mn 119.13 Mn
7 Chemed 6.93 Bn 6.89 Bn 221.47 Mn 69.29 Mn
8 Pacs 6.81 Bn 6.64 Bn 338.46 Mn 31.23 Mn
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.32 Bn 4.16 Bn 192.10 Mn 119.55 Mn
10 National Healthcare 3.45 Bn 3.24 Bn 313.55 Mn 30.74 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 30.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 52.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 6.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 56.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 52.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 28.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 42.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 33.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 6.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -9.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 18.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -36.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.88 Mn