Growth Metrics

National Healthcare (NHC) Payables (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare posted quarterly Payables of $24.1 million for Q1 2026, down 22.64% year-on-year from $31.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 26.47% on a QoQ basis from $32.7 million in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $24.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Payables fell 22.64% year-over-year to $24.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $24.1 million (down 22.64% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $32.7 million, down 6.32% from the prior year.
  • Payables for Q1 2026 stood at $24.1 million, down from $32.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Payables topped out at $35.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $23.6 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Payables is $25.8 million (2022), against an average of $27.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Payables plunged 40.69%; it then rose 23.61% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $25.4 million in 2022, then grew by 11.29% to $28.2 million in 2023, then grew by 23.61% to $34.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.32% to $32.7 million in 2025, then slipped by 26.47% to $24.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Payables figures came in at $24.1 million (Q1 2026), $32.7 million (Q4 2025), and $25.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn 4.81 Bn
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 1.34 Bn
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 691.26 Mn
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 204.00 Mn
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 116.13 Mn
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 2.36 Bn
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn -
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 65.70 Mn
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 180.66 Mn
10 National Healthcare 2.87 Bn 2.61 Bn 290.58 Mn 24.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 32.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 24.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 34.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 28.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 27.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 29.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 28.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 24.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 23.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 25.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 25.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 24.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 34.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 25.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 30.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 40.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 30.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 23.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 29.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 23.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 26.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 23.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 26.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 26.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 24.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 26.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 23.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 25.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 24.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 24.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 23.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 22.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 22.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 25.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 25.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 10.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 28.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 23.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 22.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 34.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 11.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 31.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 22.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 10.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 29.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 29.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 10.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 27.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 17.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 17.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 25.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 25.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 22.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 16.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 23.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 15.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 24.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 23.66 Mn