National Healthcare (NHC) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
National Healthcare's (NHC) Price to Earnings came in at 23.60 for Q2 2026, up 49.1% from 15.83 a year earlier and up 17.1% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, National Healthcare's Price to Earnings stood at 17.75, up 8.9% from FY2024.
- In prior years, National Healthcare's Price to Earnings was 16.30 in FY2024 (-23.2%), 21.24 in FY2023 (-47.8%), 40.71 in FY2022 (+437.5%) and 7.57 in FY2021 (-68.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 4.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 476.2%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 78.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings for the three prior quarters was 20.15 (Q1 2026), 17.75 (Q4 2025) and 18.62 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.57 Bn | 2.55 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.60 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.15 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.62 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.83 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.30 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.63 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.20 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.90 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.24 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.91 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.66 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 40.71 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.58 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.97 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.19 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.57 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.18 |
API Access
National Healthcare Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();