National Health Investors NHI
NYSE NHI
$73.36 -0.55 (-0.74%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

National Health Investors' (NHI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, down 85.85% YoY from -$367.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 30.92% on a QoQ basis from -$75.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

National Health Investors (NHI) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$52.0 million in 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 improved to -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$75.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $85.2 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$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.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 279.62% in 2024, down 499.35% in 2024.
  • Tracing NHI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $40.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 56.32% to $17.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 499.35% to -$70.7 million in 2024, then fell by 6.59% to -$75.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 30.92% to -$52.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$52.0 million (Q1 2026), -$75.3 million (Q4 2025), and $62.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Welltower 170.16 Bn 168.19 Bn 1.39 Bn 684.33 Mn
2 Ventas 45.72 Bn 45.52 Bn 1.73 Bn -920.75 Mn
3 Healthpeak Properties 14.71 Bn 14.71 Bn - 204.07 Mn
4 Omega Healthcare Investors 13.94 Bn 13.94 Bn - 116.61 Mn
5 American Healthcare REIT 10.81 Bn 10.62 Bn 149.41 Mn 73.10 Mn
6 CareTrust REIT 9.28 Bn 9.28 Bn - -260.65 Mn
7 Healthcare Realty Trust 6.64 Bn 6.64 Bn - 72.39 Mn
8 Sabra Health Care REIT 5.14 Bn 5.14 Bn - -110.61 Mn
9 Diversified Healthcare Trust 4.55 Bn 4.43 Bn 298.67 Mn 14.20 Mn
10 National Health Investors 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - -59.43 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 -59.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -59.43 Mn
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