National Healthcare (NHC) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare (NHC) posted Tax Rate of 24.94% for Q2 2026, down 0.10 percentage points from 25.04% a year earlier but up 5.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
National Healthcare (NHC) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at National Healthcare was 22.94%, down 1.96 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.52%, down 0.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +2.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, National Healthcare's Tax Rate was 25.16% in FY2024 (-1.26 pp), 26.43% in FY2023 (-0.21 pp), 26.64% in FY2022 (+4.77 pp) and 21.87% in FY2021 (-0.45 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -32.55% in Q3 2021 to a high of 56.31% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.68 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 56.78 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 38.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 19.44% (Q1 2026), 21.59% (Q4 2025) and 24.63% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 22.61% |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 21.36% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 22.59% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 22.01% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 3.51% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 20.49% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 7.39% |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.46 Bn | 2.44 Bn | - | 24.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 44.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 36.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 56.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.35% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 48.29% |
National Healthcare Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();