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

National Healthcare (NHC) posted Net Cash Flow of -$5.9 million for Q1 2026, up 85.11% quarter-over-quarter from -$39.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 130.45% year-on-year from $19.2 million in Q1 2025.

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported Net Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$5.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$5.9 million, down 130.45% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$9.8 million (down 97.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $15.3 million, up 152.55% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$5.9 million for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from -$39.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $44.5 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$50.5 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is -$789117.6, with a median of $2.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow slumped 2458.73% in 2024 and jumped 497.83% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Net Cash Flow stood at $2.7 million in 2022, then soared by 114.37% to $5.7 million in 2023, then sank by 417.73% to -$18.2 million in 2024, then slumped by 116.76% to -$39.3 million in 2025, then soared by 85.11% to -$5.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Cash Flow figures were -$5.9 million in Q1 2026, -$39.3 million in Q4 2025, and $21.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -98.00 Mn
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn -57.66 Mn
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 84.00 Mn
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn -31.60 Mn
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 60.50 Mn
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 35.62 Mn
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn -17.85 Mn
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 41.66 Mn
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -34.49 Mn
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 Bn 290.58 Mn -5.86 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -5.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -5.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -39.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -39.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 21.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 21.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 14.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 14.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 19.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 19.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -18.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -18.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -50.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -50.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 44.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 44.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.71 Mn