National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.99% for Q2 2026, up 2.90 percentage points from 9.09% a year earlier and up 3.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, National Healthcare reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 9.28%, up 1.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.46%, up 1.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +3.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 6.88% in FY2024 (+1.84 pp), 5.03% in FY2023 (+2.10 pp), 2.94% in FY2022 (-1.80 pp) and 4.74% in FY2021 (+0.06 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2011.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 3.37 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 3.56 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NHC's Return on Sales [ROS] at 8.45% (Q1 2026), 8.57% (Q4 2025) and 7.94% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.44 Bn | 104.53 Bn | - | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 46.38 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.60% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.37 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.52 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.21 Bn | 12.51 Bn | - | 31.08% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.35 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -36.78% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 15.33 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -13.82% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.30 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 3.81% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.86 Bn | 13.49 Bn | - | 18.02% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - | 9.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.96% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.23% |
API Access
National Healthcare Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();