National Healthcare (NHC) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) reported Times Interest Earned of $119.9 for Q1 2026, up 720.71% on a YoY basis from $14.61 in Q1 2025, and up 195.43% quarter-over-quarter from $40.58 in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare has reported Times Interest Earned for 17 years, with the latest figure at $119.9 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 720.71% year-over-year to $119.9; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $28.64 (up 68.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $20.15, down 7.33% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 stood at $119.9, up from $40.58 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $365.07 in Q4 2023, with the low at -$152.92 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $84.97 across 5 years, with a median of $35.56 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned plunged 179.9% — and 2026, when it surged 720.71%.
  • National Healthcare's Times Interest Earned stood at -$152.92 in 2022, then surged by 338.73% to $365.07 in 2023, then tumbled by 96.63% to $12.32 in 2024, then jumped by 229.47% to $40.58 in 2025, then jumped by 195.43% to $119.9 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $119.9 (Q1 2026), $40.58 (Q4 2025), and $20.86 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -0.97
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 6.32
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 3.32
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 1.88
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 64.62
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 13.54
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 18.34
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 165.19
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 18.69
10 National Healthcare 3.15 Bn 2.89 Bn 290.58 Mn 119.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 119.90
Dec 31, 2025 40.58
Sep 30, 2025 20.86
Jun 30, 2025 17.10
Mar 31, 2025 14.61
Dec 31, 2024 12.32
Sep 30, 2024 13.08
Mar 31, 2024 340.76
Dec 31, 2023 365.07
Sep 30, 2023 169.16
Jun 30, 2023 150.29
Mar 31, 2023 102.16
Dec 31, 2022 -152.92
Sep 30, 2022 29.77
Jun 30, 2022 30.54
Mar 31, 2022 86.16
Dec 31, 2021 -54.63
Sep 30, 2021 64.45
Jun 30, 2021 64.16
Mar 31, 2021 62.39