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

National Healthcare (NHC) posted Free Cash Flow of $52.9 million for Q1 2026, up 725.16% quarter-over-quarter from $6.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 59.71% year-on-year from $33.1 million in Q1 2025.

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $52.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $52.9 million, up 59.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $168.4 million (up 54.32% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $148.6 million, up 86.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $52.9 million for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from $6.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $56.5 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$36.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $20.2 million, with a median of $18.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow slumped 540.8% in 2022 and soared 797.26% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $6.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 172.07% to $17.1 million in 2023, then tumbled 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.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $52.9 million in Q1 2026, $6.4 million in Q4 2025, and $56.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 895.00 Mn
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 71.10 Mn
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.46 Bn
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 218.81 Mn
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 150.70 Mn
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 90.18 Mn
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 184.47 Mn
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 149.82 Mn
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -40.53 Mn
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 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