National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
National Healthcare's (NHC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.19% in Q1 2026, up 210.0% YoY from 3.29% in Q1 2025, and up 2.84% on a QoQ basis from 9.91% in Q4 2025.
National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
National Healthcare (NHC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.19% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 210.0% year-over-year to 10.19% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.19% (up 210.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.09%, up 249.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 10.19% in Q1 2026, from 9.91% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.19% in Q1 2026 to a low of 2.55% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 6.0% and a median of 5.69% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 175 bps — and 2024, when it soared 315 bps.
- Tracing NHC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.93% in 2022, then surged by 81 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 88.19 Bn | 90.61 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -16.87% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.59 Bn | 21.56 Bn | 4.45 Bn | 17.89% |
| 3 | Encompass Health | 12.19 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 2.50% |
| 4 | Davita | 11.52 Bn | 12.39 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 14.43% |
| 5 | Ensign | 10.59 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 306.24 Mn | 9.75% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.79 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 16.45% |
| 7 | Pacs | 7.04 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 338.46 Mn | 8.91% |
| 8 | Chemed | 6.96 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 221.47 Mn | 28.21% |
| 9 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 4.52 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 192.10 Mn | 14.52% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.49 Bn | 3.49 Bn | 313.55 Mn | 11.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.18% |
| 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 | 4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.63% |