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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) Operating margin
National HealthCare Corporation's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 8.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.46%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.99% (fiscal 2022) to 8.46% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 5.97% and in line with the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.46% | 1.58 |
| FY2024 | 6.88% | 1.85 |
| FY2023 | 5.03% | 2.04 |
| FY2022 | 2.99% | (1.83) |
| FY2021 | 4.82% | 0.00 |
| FY2020 | 4.82% | (0.42) |
| FY2019 | 5.24% | (0.96) |
| FY2018 | 6.20% | 0.08 |
| FY2017 | 6.12% | (0.86) |
| FY2016 | 6.98% | (0.71) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 0.00% | (11.99) |
| Jun 2026 | 12.0% | 3.54 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.45% | (0.12) |
| Dec 2025 | 8.57% | 0.63 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare | 12.1% |
| MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare | 10.5% |
| ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare | 10.3% |
| GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare | 6.46% |
| OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare | 5.88% |
| BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare | 3.48% |
| ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| NHC National HealthCare Corporation | 0.00% |
| Medical Care Facilities industry median | 5.97% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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