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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 8.83%, EPS grew 68.6%, free cash flow fell 41.6% and total debt fell 94.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) trades at a EV/Sales of 2.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.6× (March 2023) to 2.3× (October 2026); the current reading is higher than 100% of that period. That is above the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 1.3× and below the Healthcare sector median of 3.4×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.2× | 6.66% |
| FY2024 | 1.2× | 6.54% |
| FY2023 | 1.1× | 65.24% |
| FY2022 | 0.7× | (7.29%) |
| FY2021 | 0.7× | 4.41% |
| FY2020 | 0.7× | (38.80%) |
| FY2019 | 1.1× | 8.92% |
| FY2018 | 1.0× | 33.20% |
| FY2017 | 0.8× | (27.57%) |
| FY2016 | 1.1× | 35.93% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2.0× | 35.60% |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5× | 18.39% |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2× | 15.96% |
| Sep 2025 | 1.1× | 5.11% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare | 1.0× |
| MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare | 1.2× |
| ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare | 1.5× |
| AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare | 1.6× |
| GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare | 1.7× |
| BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare | 2.1× |
| NHC National HealthCare Corporation | 2.3× |
| CON Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. compare | 2.7× |
| LFST LifeStance Health Group, Inc. compare | 2.9× |
| Medical Care Facilities industry median | 1.3× |
| Healthcare sector median | 3.4× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)