National Healthcare (NHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 119.9 for Q1 2026, up 720.71% on a YoY basis from 14.61 in Q1 2025, and up 195.43% quarter-over-quarter from 40.58 in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 119.9 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 720.71% year-over-year to 119.9; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.64 (up 68.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.15, down 7.33% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 119.9, up from 40.58 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 365.07 in Q4 2023, with the low at 152.92 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 84.97 across 5 years, with a median of 35.56 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 179.9% — and 2026, when it surged 720.71%.
  • National Healthcare's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 152.92 in 2022, then surged by 338.73% to 365.07 in 2023, then tumbled by 96.63% to 12.32 in 2024, then jumped by 229.47% to 40.58 in 2025, then jumped by 195.43% to 119.9 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 119.9 (Q1 2026), 40.58 (Q4 2025), and 20.86 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -0.97
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 6.32
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 3.32
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 1.88
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 64.62
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 13.54
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 18.34
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 165.19
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 18.69
10 National Healthcare 3.15 Bn 2.89 Bn 290.58 Mn 119.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 119.90
Dec 31, 2025 40.58
Sep 30, 2025 20.86
Jun 30, 2025 17.10
Mar 31, 2025 14.61
Dec 31, 2024 12.32
Sep 30, 2024 13.08
Mar 31, 2024 340.76
Dec 31, 2023 365.07
Sep 30, 2023 169.16
Jun 30, 2023 150.29
Mar 31, 2023 102.16
Dec 31, 2022 -152.92
Sep 30, 2022 29.77
Jun 30, 2022 30.54
Mar 31, 2022 86.16
Dec 31, 2021 -54.63
Sep 30, 2021 64.45
Jun 30, 2021 64.16
Mar 31, 2021 62.39