NHC — NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP

NYSE · Health Care · Health Care Providers & Services · CIK 1047335 ·
Last close
$190.00
Market Cap
$2.97B
52W High
$205.06
52W Low
$151.55
ADV30
111,764
Next earnings
National HealthCare Corporation engages in the operation of services to skilled nursing facilities, assisted and independent living facilities, homecare and hospice agencies, and health hospitals. It operates through two segments: Inpatient and Homecare and Hospice Services. The company's skilled nursing facilities offer licensed therapy services, nutrition services, social services, activities, and housekeeping and laundry services, as well as medical services prescribed by physicians; and rehabilitative services, such as physical, speech, respiratory, and occupational therapy for patients recovering from strokes, heart attacks, orthopedic conditions, neurological illnesses, or other illnesses, injuries, or disabilities. It provides medical specialty units comprise memory care units and sub-acute nursing units that provide specialized care and programs for persons with Alzheimer's or related disorders; and assisted living facilities offer personal care services and assistance with general activities of daily living, such as dressing, bathing, meal preparation, and medication management. Its independent living facilities offers specially designed residential units for the active and ambulatory elderly and provide various ancillary services for residents, including restaurants, activity rooms and social areas; and behavioral health services to both adults and geriatric patients with psychiatric, emotional, and addictive disorders. In addition, the company homecare agencies assist those who wish to stay at home or in assisted living residences but still require some degree of medical care or assistance with daily activities; hospice agencies that provides hospice and palliative care; and operates pharmacies, as well as managed care insurance solutions. Further, the company offers management, accounting, and financial services; and leases its properties to third party operators. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Quarterly Fundamentals

Revenues vs Net Income (last 4 Q)

Assets vs Liabilities (last 4 Q)

PeriodRevenuesGrossProfit OpIncomeNetIncomeAssets CashLiabilities
Mar 2026 381,821,000 146,747,000 32,253,000 35,857,000 1,524,094,000 85,526,000 427,480,000
Dec 2025 386,513,000 153,273,000 33,117,000 24,849,000 1,526,419,000 92,829,000 451,904,000
Sep 2025 382,661,000 149,485,000 30,378,000 39,239,000 1,572,142,000 130,629,000 513,915,000
Jun 2025 374,910,000 148,376,000 34,090,000 23,722,000 1,562,220,000 110,992,000 536,837,000

Cashflow TTM (yfinance, fills SEC gap)

Operating CF
$185,078,000
Investing CF
$-33,858,000
Financing CF
$-135,955,000
CapEx
$-36,446,000
Dividends Paid
$-38,704,000
Buybacks
$-14,730,000
EPS Diluted TTM
$7.67
As of
2026-05-10

Balance + Analyst (yfinance extras)

Retained Earnings
$832,984,000
Inventory
$7,795,000
Receivables
$139,002,000
ST Investments
$162,972,000
EBIT TTM
$168,803,000
Pretax Income TTM
$162,432,000
Interest Exp TTM
$6,371,000
Analysts

Yahoo Snapshot (yfinance, live)

Total Revenue
$1,525,905,024
EBITDA
$175,394,000
Free Cash Flow
$118,574,000
Enterprise Value
$2,848,076,544
Total Cash
$258,352,000
Total Debt
$39,314,000
Shares Out
15,619,641
Trailing EPS
$7.88
Book Value
$69.90
ROE
12.0%
ROA
5.3%
Div Yield
1.32%

Annual Trend (SEC EDGAR, last 4y)

Revenues vs Net Income (last 4y)

FY endRevenuesOpIncome NetIncomeAssetsLiabilities EquityOCF
Dec 2025 1,517,781,000 128,352,000 120,015,000 1,526,419,000 451,904,000 185,078,000
Dec 2024 1,297,937,000 89,895,000 101,927,000 1,524,429,000 541,266,000 107,303,000
Dec 2023 1,141,544,000 57,458,000 66,798,000 1,310,796,000 400,316,000 111,216,000
Dec 2022 1,074,281,000 28,731,000 22,445,000 1,275,450,000 397,936,000 8,742,000

TTM Snapshot

Revenues TTM
$1,693,164,000
NetIncome TTM
$58,972,000
OpCashFlow TTM
$0
Assets (Latest)
$1,087,447,000
Forward EPS
$0.43

Max Pain — expiry 2026-08-21 (volume-derived — Yahoo OI feed degraded)

max pain strike: $175.00 · spot: $190.00 · call volume: 27 · put volume: 24

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News headlines (Yahoo Finance, 1h cache)

NHC Reports First Quarter 2026 Earnings
2026-05-08 11:00 · Yahoo
NHC Announces 4.7% Increase in Common Dividend
2026-05-07 20:28 · Yahoo
Does 2026 Rent Reset And Activist Pressure With NHI Recast The Bull Case For National HealthCare (NHC)?
2026-05-05 17:12 · Yahoo
Is National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
2026-05-03 18:55 · Yahoo
Top Technology Executives Recognized at the 2026 Tennessee ORBIE Awards
2026-05-01 17:42 · Yahoo
Blueprint acts as transaction advisor to National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE: NHI) in its planned $560 million disposition of a 35-property healthcare portfolio to National HealthCare Corporation (N
2026-04-22 15:35 · Yahoo
NHC to Acquire Thirty-Five NHI Facilities
2026-04-21 20:38 · Yahoo
NHI Announces Sale of NHC Portfolio for $560 Million
2026-04-21 20:22 · Yahoo
Did Strong Q4 EPS Gains Just Shift National HealthCare's (NHC) Investment Narrative?
2026-03-06 05:10 · Yahoo
National HealthCare: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
2026-02-26 22:51 · Yahoo

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