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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 equity
National HealthCare Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.5%, down 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.51% (fiscal 2022) to 16.2% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 5.03% and above the Healthcare sector median of −26.3%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.7% | 0.90 |
| FY2024 | 10.8% | 3.30 |
| FY2023 | 7.47% | 4.96 |
| FY2022 | 2.51% | (13.73) |
| FY2021 | 16.2% | 10.93 |
| FY2020 | 5.31% | (3.70) |
| FY2019 | 9.01% | 0.81 |
| FY2018 | 8.20% | 0.01 |
| FY2017 | 8.19% | 0.42 |
| FY2016 | 7.77% | 0.01 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare | 199.6% |
| GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare | 31.5% |
| MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare | 17.3% |
| OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare | 16.0% |
| NHC National HealthCare Corporation | 10.5% |
| ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare | 9.96% |
| SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare | −2.83% |
| ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare | −43.9% |
| BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare | −349.5% |
| Medical Care Facilities industry median | 5.03% |
| Healthcare sector median | −26.3% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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