National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.19% for Q1 2026, up 210.0% on a YoY basis from 3.29% in Q1 2025, and up 2.84% quarter-over-quarter from 9.91% in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 10.19% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 210.0% year-over-year to 10.19%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.19% (up 210.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.09%, up 249.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.19%, up from 9.91% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.19% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.14% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.13% across 5 years, with a median of 5.69% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 248 bps — and 2024, when it surged 555 bps.
  • National Healthcare's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.53% in 2022, then soared by 910 bps to 5.31% in 2023, then grew by 29 bps to 6.87% in 2024, then surged by 44 bps to 9.91% in 2025, then climbed by 3 bps to 10.19% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.19% (Q1 2026), 9.91% (Q4 2025), and 9.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 12.19%
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
10 National Healthcare 3.15 Bn 2.89 Bn 290.58 Mn 10.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.19%
Dec 31, 2025 9.91%
Sep 30, 2025 9.66%
Jun 30, 2025 9.06%
Mar 31, 2025 8.09%
Dec 31, 2024 6.87%
Sep 30, 2024 6.77%
Jun 30, 2024 6.44%
Mar 31, 2024 5.69%
Dec 31, 2023 5.31%
Sep 30, 2023 1.85%
Jun 30, 2023 1.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.14%
Dec 31, 2022 0.53%
Sep 30, 2022 1.13%
Jun 30, 2022 1.88%
Mar 31, 2022 2.62%
Dec 31, 2021 2.75%
Sep 30, 2021 1.48%
Jun 30, 2021 1.03%