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National HealthCare Corporation

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%

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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) Price to free cash flow

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As of 5 November 2026, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) trades at a price to free cash flow of 18.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (March 2023) to 80.1× (December 2016); the current reading is higher than 53% of that period. That is above the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 16.0× and below the Healthcare sector median of 21.1×.

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Period	Price to free cash flow	Change
FY2025	14.3×	(29.50%)
FY2024	20.2×	18.14%
FY2023	17.1×	—
FY2022	0.0×	—
FY2021	45.3×	709.14%
FY2020	5.6×	(68.71%)
FY2019	17.9×	2.94%
FY2018	17.4×	14.85%
FY2017	15.1×	(62.49%)
FY2016	40.4×	17.51%

Period	Price to free cash flow	Change
Sep 2026	19.1×	(15.10%)
Jun 2026	22.5×	52.84%
Mar 2026	14.7×	3.28%
Dec 2025	14.3×	12.98%
43 more quarters	Free account

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 80.1×

Ten-year median 17.7×

Current reading's percentile 53

Company	Price to free cash flow
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare	n/m
MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare	11.7×
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare	15.6×
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare	16.0×
OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare	16.8×
NHC National HealthCare Corporation	18.1×
AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare	18.8×
GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare	26.5×
ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare	295×
Medical Care Facilities industry median	16.0×
Healthcare sector median	21.1×
Market median	14.1×

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Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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