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

National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) EPS (diluted)

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National HealthCare Corporation's EPS (diluted) for fiscal 2025 was $7.67, up 17.5% from $6.53 in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $7.24. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $1.45 (fiscal 2022) to $8.99 (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. EPS (diluted) has risen for 3 consecutive fiscal years. National HealthCare Corporation ranks 7th of 48 Medical Care Facilities companies by EPS (diluted).

EPS (diluted), annual

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Annual newest first

Period EPS (diluted) Change
FY2025 $7.67 17.46%
FY2024 $6.53 50.46%
FY2023 $4.34 199.31%
FY2022 $1.45 (83.87%)
FY2021 $8.99 230.51%
FY2020 $2.72 (38.74%)
FY2019 $4.44 14.73%
FY2018 $3.87 4.88%
FY2017 $3.69 11.14%
FY2016 $3.32 3.75%

Quarterly newest first

Period EPS (diluted) Change
Sep 2026 $0.85 (66.54%)
Jun 2026 $2.54 11.89%
Mar 2026 $2.27 43.67%
Dec 2025 $1.58 (36.80%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low $1.45 High $8.99
Ten-year median $3.87
Current reading's percentile 91

EPS (diluted) against peers

What EPS (diluted) is

Diluted EPS tells an investor how much profit a company earned for each share, counting the extra shares that options and convertible securities could create.

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