National Healthcare (NHC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) posted Operating Expenses of $349.6 million for Q1 2026, down 1.08% quarter-over-quarter from $353.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.94% year-on-year from $342.9 million in Q1 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $349.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $349.6 million, up 1.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion (up 9.16% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, up 14.12% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $349.6 million for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, down from $353.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $353.4 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $255.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $299.7 million, with a median of $280.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses retreated 6.85% in 2022 and grew 22.54% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $255.5 million in 2022, then climbed by 9.77% to $280.5 million in 2023, then gained by 21.38% to $340.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 3.81% to $353.4 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.08% to $349.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $349.6 million in Q1 2026, $353.4 million in Q4 2025, and $352.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 16.82 Bn
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 572.94 Mn
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 27.00 Mn
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 2.93 Bn
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 1.29 Bn
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 1.26 Bn
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 3.99 Bn
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 1.30 Bn
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -25.79 Mn
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 Bn 290.58 Mn 349.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 349.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 353.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 352.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 340.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 342.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 340.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 317.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 278.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 281.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 280.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 275.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 268.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 259.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 255.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 266.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 266.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 264.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 274.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 263.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 249.36 Mn