Growth Metrics

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

National Healthcare posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $349.6 million for Q1 2026, up 1.94% year-on-year from $342.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.08% on a QoQ basis from $353.4 million in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $349.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 1.94% year-over-year to $349.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.4 billion (up 9.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.4 billion, up 14.12% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $349.6 million, down from $353.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $353.4 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $255.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $280.5 million (2023), against an average of $299.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses declined 6.85%; it then advanced 22.54% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $255.5 million in 2022, then gained by 9.77% to $280.5 million in 2023, then increased by 21.38% to $340.4 million in 2024, then rose by 3.81% to $353.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 1.08% to $349.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $349.6 million (Q1 2026), $353.4 million (Q4 2025), and $352.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn 16.82 Bn
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 27.00 Mn
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 2.93 Bn
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 1.29 Bn
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 1.26 Bn
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 3.99 Bn
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn 820.65 Mn
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 572.94 Mn
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 1.30 Bn
10 National Healthcare 2.87 Bn 2.61 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
Mar 31, 2021 235.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 247.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 243.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 249.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 240.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 237.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 240.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 236.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 232.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 231.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 235.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 229.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 227.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 229.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 231.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 226.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 222.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 217.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 220.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 213.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 211.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 213.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 211.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 209.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 204.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 206.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 203.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 200.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 193.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 186.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 176.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 175.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 178.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 173.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 172.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 171.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 175.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 174.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 179.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 173.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 167.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 175.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 164.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 162.30 Mn