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

National Healthcare's (NHC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4093.02% in Q1 2026, up 31329.0% YoY from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 135130.0% on a QoQ basis from 3.03% in Q4 2025.

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 4093.02% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 31329.0% year-over-year to 4093.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.33% (down 2519.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3769.52%, up 376233.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin advanced to 4093.02% in Q1 2026, from 3.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 4102.29% in Q2 2025 to a low of 3.03% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 1077.3% and a median of 7.94% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Margin: up 409424 bps in 2025, down 277800 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing NHC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.17% in 2022, then soared by 679 bps to 6.79% in 2023, then tumbled by 66 bps to 2.31% in 2024, then sank by 231 bps to 3.03% in 2025, then jumped by 135130 bps to 4093.02% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4093.02% (Q1 2026), 3.03% (Q4 2025), and 7.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 88.19 Bn 90.61 Bn 15.19 Bn -12.60%
2 Tenet Healthcare 21.59 Bn 21.56 Bn 4.45 Bn 26.67%
3 Encompass Health 12.19 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.34 Bn 2.10%
4 Davita 11.52 Bn 12.39 Bn 1.16 Bn 16.29%
5 Ensign 10.59 Bn 10.27 Bn 306.24 Mn 8.50%
6 Universal Health Services 8.79 Bn 8.72 Bn 3.29 Bn 11.14%
7 Pacs 7.04 Bn 6.88 Bn 338.46 Mn 7.66%
8 Chemed 6.96 Bn 6.92 Bn 221.47 Mn 13.25%
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.52 Bn 4.38 Bn 192.10 Mn 18.99%
10 National Healthcare 3.49 Bn 3.49 Bn 313.55 Mn 11.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 11.99%
Mar 31, 2026 4,093.02%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.03%
Sep 30, 2025 7.94%
Jun 30, 2025 4,102.29%
Mar 31, 2025 3,779.73%
Dec 31, 2024 2.31%
Sep 30, 2024 2,785.94%
Jun 30, 2024 8.05%
Mar 31, 2024 1,797.59%
Dec 31, 2023 6.79%
Sep 30, 2023 1,316.99%
Jun 30, 2023 5.18%
Mar 31, 2023 3.88%
Dec 31, 2022 -1.17%
Sep 30, 2022 401.77%
Jun 30, 2022 1.75%
Mar 31, 2022 5.10%
Dec 31, 2021 3.23%
Sep 30, 2021 4.61%