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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) Return on assets
National HealthCare Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 6.30%, down 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.87%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.68% (fiscal 2022) to 10.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 2.78% and above the Healthcare sector median of −29.3%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.87% | 0.68 |
| FY2024 | 7.19% | 2.02 |
| FY2023 | 5.17% | 3.49 |
| FY2022 | 1.68% | (8.34) |
| FY2021 | 10.0% | 6.86 |
| FY2020 | 3.16% | (2.60) |
| FY2019 | 5.76% | 0.34 |
| FY2018 | 5.42% | 0.27 |
| FY2017 | 5.15% | 0.41 |
| FY2016 | 4.74% | 0.37 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare | 17.0% |
| AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare | 14.2% |
| ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare | 7.73% |
| MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare | 6.92% |
| NHC National HealthCare Corporation | 6.30% |
| OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare | 6.19% |
| SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare | −1.11% |
| BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare | −2.30% |
| ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare | −18.9% |
| Medical Care Facilities industry median | 2.78% |
| Healthcare sector median | −29.3% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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