National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
National Healthcare's Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.84% in Q2 2026, up 2.50 percentage points from 10.34% a year earlier and up 1.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at National Healthcare came in at 11.92%, up 1.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +6.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 10.78% in FY2024 (+3.48 pp), 7.30% in FY2023 (+5.07 pp), 2.24% in FY2022 (-14.06 pp) and 16.30% in FY2021 (+10.97 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 12.93 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 16.07 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NHC's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 11.65% (Q1 2026), 11.50% (Q4 2025) and 9.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.70% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 14.38% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 11.58% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 47.84% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -57.32% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 18.16% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 24.83% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.57 Bn | 2.55 Bn | - | 12.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.84% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.58% |
API Access
National Healthcare Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();