Growth Metrics

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

National Healthcare posted quarterly Operating Income of $32.3 million for Q1 2026, up 4.83% year-on-year from $30.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.61% on a QoQ basis from $33.1 million in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $32.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 4.83% year-over-year to $32.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $129.8 million (up 23.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $128.4 million, up 42.78% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at $32.3 million, down from $33.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $34.1 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$17.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $20.4 million (2023), against an average of $18.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Income plunged 68.05%; it then soared 219.4% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$17.1 million in 2022, then surged by 219.37% to $20.4 million in 2023, then surged by 41.42% to $28.9 million in 2024, then rose by 14.55% to $33.1 million in 2025, then declined by 2.61% to $32.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $32.3 million (Q1 2026), $33.1 million (Q4 2025), and $30.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn -566.00 Mn
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.30 Bn
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 481.89 Mn
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 59.70 Mn
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 124.85 Mn
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 502.86 Mn
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn 2.13 Bn
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 84.58 Mn
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 120.04 Mn
10 National Healthcare 2.87 Bn 2.61 Bn 290.58 Mn 32.25 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 32.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 33.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 30.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 34.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 28.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 13.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 13.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 10.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -17.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 14.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -10.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 12.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 15.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -24.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 12.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 15.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 16.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 6.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 15.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 17.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 10.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 12.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 15.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 16.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 9.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 12.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 15.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 17.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 10.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 14.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 17.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 20.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 13.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 15.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 17.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 20.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 14.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 16.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 16.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 19.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 19.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 20.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 16.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 16.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 14.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 16.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 17.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 17.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 25.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -12.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 14.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 14.62 Mn