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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) P/S ratio

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As of 5 November 2026, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) trades at a P/S ratio of 2.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.7× (March 2023) to 2.4× (October 2026); the current reading is higher than 97% of that period. That is above the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 1.0× and below the Healthcare sector median of 3.5×.

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Period	P/S ratio	Change
FY2025	1.4×	10.34%
FY2024	1.3×	1.28%
FY2023	1.3×	47.66%
FY2022	0.8×	(12.74%)
FY2021	1.0×	(1.82%)
FY2020	1.0×	(25.37%)
FY2019	1.3×	8.73%
FY2018	1.2×	24.81%
FY2017	1.0×	(21.05%)
FY2016	1.2×	30.81%

Period	P/S ratio	Change
Sep 2026	2.2×	2.34%
Jun 2026	2.1×	30.17%
Mar 2026	1.6×	16.39%
Dec 2025	1.4×	11.46%
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Against its own ten years

Low 0.7× High 2.4×

Ten-year median 1.1×

Current reading's percentile 97

Company	P/S ratio
OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare	0.8×
BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare	0.9×
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare	0.9×
ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare	0.9×
AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare	1.1×
MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare	1.3×
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare	1.5×
GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare	1.7×
NHC National HealthCare Corporation	2.0×
Medical Care Facilities industry median	1.0×
Healthcare sector median	3.5×
Market median	1.9×

What P/S ratio is

Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.

(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)

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