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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
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National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Net margin
National HealthCare Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 7.24%, down 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.91%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.07% (fiscal 2022) to 12.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 3.05% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.91% | 0.11 |
| FY2024 | 7.80% | 1.95 |
| FY2023 | 5.85% | 3.78 |
| FY2022 | 2.07% | (10.83) |
| FY2021 | 12.9% | 8.83 |
| FY2020 | 4.07% | (2.78) |
| FY2019 | 6.85% | 0.84 |
| FY2018 | 6.01% | 0.18 |
| FY2017 | 5.83% | 0.36 |
| FY2016 | 5.47% | 0.36 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 3.34% | (6.54) |
| Jun 2026 | 9.88% | 0.49 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.39% | 2.96 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.43% | (3.82) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare | 10.6% |
| MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare | 7.66% |
| ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare | 7.39% |
| NHC National HealthCare Corporation | 7.24% |
| GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare | 5.13% |
| OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare | 3.74% |
| SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare | −2.63% |
| BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare | −4.53% |
| ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare | −33.1% |
| Medical Care Facilities industry median | 3.05% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 1.06% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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