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National HealthCare Corporation

NHC Healthcare Medical Care Facilities

National HealthCare Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.5 billion, up 16.1% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+6.61%
EPS
−65.6%
Free cash flow
+75.5%
Total debt
+216.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

207.47 4.93 −2.32%
Market cap
$3.3B
P/E
28.2×
Fwd P/E
8.4×
Dividend yield
1.26%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
5.02
Beneish M
−2.57
Dividend safety
74/100
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National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Current ratio

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National HealthCare Corporation's current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was 1.5×, down 0.3× from fiscal 2025 (1.8×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.6× (fiscal 2021) to 2.1× (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 1.4× and below the Healthcare sector median of 3.1×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Current ratio Change
FY2025 1.8× 0.73%
FY2024 1.8× (4.57%)
FY2023 1.9× 5.90%
FY2022 1.8× 10.34%
FY2021 1.6× (0.19%)
FY2020 1.6× (7.25%)
FY2019 1.8× (14.12%)
FY2018 2.0× (3.99%)
FY2017 2.1× 10.20%
FY2016 1.9× 4.08%

Quarterly newest first

Period Current ratio Change
Sep 2026 1.5× (20.58%)
Jun 2026 1.9× 0.30%
Mar 2026 1.9× 1.94%
Dec 2025 1.8× 4.18%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.6× High 2.1×
Ten-year median 1.8×
Current reading's percentile 55

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare 1.9×
GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare 1.6×
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare 1.6×
ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare 1.6×
OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare 1.5×
NHC National HealthCare Corporation 1.5×
MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare 1.3×
AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare 1.2×
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare 1.1×
Medical Care Facilities industry median 1.4×
Healthcare sector median 3.1×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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