National Healthcare (NHC) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) reported Tax Rate of 19.44% for Q1 2026, down 671.0% on a YoY basis from 3.4% in Q1 2025, and down 9.98% quarter-over-quarter from 21.59% in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare has reported Tax Rate for 17 years, with the latest figure at 19.44% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 671.0% year-over-year to 19.44%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.69% (up 998.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 24.52%, up 1250.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 19.44%, down from 21.59% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 38.66% in Q2 2022, with the low at 295.59% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 7.31% across 5 years, with a median of 25.94% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate sank 31932 bps — and 2025, when it surged 31719 bps.
  • National Healthcare's Tax Rate stood at 24.81% in 2022, then declined by 4 bps to 23.73% in 2023, then plunged by 1346 bps to 295.59% in 2024, then surged by 107 bps to 21.59% in 2025, then retreated by 10 bps to 19.44% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 19.44% (Q1 2026), 21.59% (Q4 2025), and 24.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 18.80
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 19.96
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 19.40
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 19.54
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 22.41
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 23.54
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 88.41
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 25.37
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 29.07
10 National Healthcare 3.15 Bn 2.89 Bn 290.58 Mn 19.44

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.44%
Mar 31, 2026 19.44%
Dec 31, 2025 21.59%
Dec 31, 2025 21.59%
Sep 30, 2025 24.63%
Sep 30, 2025 24.63%
Jun 30, 2025 25.04%
Jun 30, 2025 25.04%
Mar 31, 2025 26.15%
Mar 31, 2025 26.15%
Dec 31, 2024 -295.59%
Dec 31, 2024 -295.59%
Sep 30, 2024 26.43%
Sep 30, 2024 26.43%
Jun 30, 2024 25.94%
Jun 30, 2024 25.94%
Mar 31, 2024 26.49%
Mar 31, 2024 26.49%
Dec 31, 2023 23.73%
Dec 31, 2023 23.73%