National Healthcare (NHC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare's Free Cash Flow came in at $30.74 million for Q2 2026, down 41.6% from $52.62 million a year earlier and down 41.9% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, National Healthcare reported Free Cash Flow of $146.53 million, up 23.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $148.63 million, up 86.5% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $79.7 million in FY2024 (-4.3%), $83.32 million in FY2023, -$21.46 million in FY2022 and $23 million in FY2021 (-87.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$36.42 million (Q1 2022) to $56.49 million (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 114.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 797.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 87.5%).
- Business Quant data shows NHC's Free Cash Flow at $52.89 million (Q1 2026), $6.41 million (Q4 2025) and $56.49 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -8.64 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 459.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 313.90 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -69.54 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 417.00 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -13.65 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 62.30 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 14.88 Mn |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.46 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - | 30.74 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
National Healthcare Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "NHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();