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

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

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 119.9 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 119.9, up 720.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.64 (up 68.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.15, down 7.33% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 119.9 for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from 40.58 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 365.07 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 152.92 in Q4 2022.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 84.97, with a median of 35.56 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 179.9% in 2022 and jumped 720.71% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 152.92 in 2022, then surged by 338.73% to 365.07 in 2023, then slumped 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.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Interest Coverage Ratio figures were 119.9 in Q1 2026, 40.58 in Q4 2025, and 20.86 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -0.97
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 165.19
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 6.32
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 3.32
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 1.88
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 64.62
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 13.54
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 18.69
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 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