National Healthcare (NHC) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2014 - 2026)
National Healthcare's Long-Term Debt Repayments was $40 million in Q1 2026, compared with $3 million a year earlier and up 20.8% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Long-Term Debt Repayments at National Healthcare came in at $97 million, up 646.2% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Long-Term Debt Repayments was $13 million in FY2024 (+160.8%), $4.99 million in FY2023 (+6.2%), $4.7 million in FY2022 (+6.1%) and $4.42 million in FY2021 (-91.2%).
- The Q1 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments since Q2 2020.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Debt Repayments over five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 684.9%); the worst was Q2 2021 (a decline of 97.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, NHC's Long-Term Debt Repayments in the three quarters before Q1 2026 was $33.13 million (Q4 2025), $36.88 million (Q3 2025) and $24 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 101.22 Bn | 97.23 Bn | - | 2.55 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.29 Bn | 54.98 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.56 Bn | 24.69 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 500.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.41 Bn | 24.16 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 500.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.49 Bn | 11.49 Bn | - | 26.00 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 22.12 Bn | 18.19 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.91 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 309.91 Mn |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.56 Bn | 4.51 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 505.70 Mn |
| 9 | Tempus AI | 12.17 Bn | 9.20 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.70 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 33.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 860,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.08 Mn |
API Access
National Healthcare Long-Term Debt Repayments 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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();