National Health Investors (NHI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

National Health Investors (NHI) posted Free Cash Flow of -$52.0 million for Q1 2026, up 30.92% on a QoQ basis from -$75.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 85.85% year-over-year from -$367.7 million in Q1 2025.

National Health Investors (NHI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Health Investors' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$52.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 85.85% year-over-year to -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$61.5 million (down 7726.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$37.5 million, down 153.86% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$52.0 million for Q1 2026 at National Health Investors, up from -$75.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $85.2 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$75.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $18.0 million and a median of $38.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 279.62% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 499.35% in 2024.
  • National Health Investors' Free Cash Flow stood at $40.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 56.32% to $17.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 499.35% to -$70.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 6.59% to -$75.3 million in 2025, then soared by 30.92% to -$52.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NHI's Free Cash Flow at -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, -$75.3 million in Q4 2025, and $62.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Welltower 175.12 Bn 170.36 Bn 1.30 Bn 565.24 Mn
2 Ventas 47.91 Bn 47.73 Bn 1.65 Bn 322.17 Mn
3 Healthpeak Properties 15.50 Bn 15.50 Bn - 118.75 Mn
4 Omega Healthcare Investors 15.29 Bn 15.29 Bn - 90.51 Mn
5 American Healthcare REIT 10.76 Bn 10.60 Bn 97.60 Mn -84.87 Mn
6 CareTrust REIT 9.58 Bn 9.58 Bn - 87.21 Mn
7 Healthcare Realty Trust 7.53 Bn 7.53 Bn - 50.76 Mn
8 Sabra Health Care REIT 5.63 Bn 5.63 Bn - 86.51 Mn
9 Diversified Healthcare Trust 4.49 Bn 4.37 Bn 295.29 Mn -26.82 Mn
10 National Health Investors 3.85 Bn 3.85 Bn - -52.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -52.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -52.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -75.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -75.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 62.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 62.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -70.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -70.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 50.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.70 Mn