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

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

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

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 10.19% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.19%, up 210.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.19% (up 210.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.09%, up 249.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 10.19% for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from 9.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.19% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.14% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 5.13%, with a median of 5.69% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 248 bps in 2023 and jumped 555 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.53% in 2022, then soared by 910 bps to 5.31% in 2023, then gained by 29 bps to 6.87% in 2024, then surged by 44 bps to 9.91% in 2025, then rose by 3 bps to 10.19% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 10.19% in Q1 2026, 9.91% in Q4 2025, and 9.66% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -0.28%
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 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%