National Healthcare (NHC) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare (NHC) recorded Retained Earnings of $888.68 million in Q2 2026, up 12.7% from $788.77 million a year earlier and up 3.5% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, National Healthcare reported Retained Earnings of $832.98 million, up 10.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $752.19 million in FY2024 (+9.4%), $687.6 million in FY2023 (+4.7%), $656.66 million in FY2022 (-1.9%) and $669.08 million in FY2021 (+18.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 21.8% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 2.4% in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $858.85 million (Q1 2026), $832.98 million (Q4 2025) and $818.08 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | -6.31 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -2.93 Bn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.37 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -3.23 Bn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 5.94 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -2.52 Bn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 38.43 Mn |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.46 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - | 888.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 888.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 858.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 832.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 818.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 788.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 774.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 752.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 755.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 722.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 704.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 687.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 668.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 666.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 659.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 656.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 659.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 670.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 675.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 669.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 661.78 Mn |
API Access
National Healthcare Retained 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=retained-earnings&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();