National Healthcare (NHC) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare's Operating Income came in at $48.94 million for Q2 2026, up 43.5% from $34.09 million a year earlier and up 51.7% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, National Healthcare reported Operating Income of $144.68 million, up 24.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $128.35 million, up 42.8% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Income was $89.9 million in FY2024 (+56.5%), $57.46 million in FY2023 (+80.1%), $31.9 million in FY2022 (-37.4%) and $50.93 million in FY2021 (+5.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Operating Income has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 45.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Income over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 219.4%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 68.0%).
- Business Quant data shows NHC's Operating Income at $32.25 million (Q1 2026), $33.12 million (Q4 2025) and $30.38 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -75.79 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 459.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 451.60 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -129.12 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 1.50 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -75.91 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 130.39 Mn |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.46 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - | 48.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.94 Mn |
| 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 | 9.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.76 Mn |
API Access
National Healthcare Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();