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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 invested capital
National HealthCare Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 10.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.00% (fiscal 2022) to 10.4% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is below the Medical Care Facilities industry median of 5.47% and in line with the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.4% | 3.77 |
| FY2024 | 6.61% | 0.91 |
| FY2023 | 5.70% | 2.70 |
| FY2022 | 3.00% | (2.12) |
| FY2021 | 5.12% | (1.27) |
| FY2020 | 6.39% | 0.69 |
| FY2019 | 5.70% | (1.26) |
| FY2018 | 6.96% | (0.34) |
| FY2017 | 7.30% | (0.62) |
| FY2016 | 7.92% | (1.16) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. compare | 36.8% |
| MD Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. compare | 13.3% |
| AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. compare | 10.4% |
| OPCH Option Care Health, Inc. compare | 9.72% |
| ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation compare | 8.79% |
| SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc. compare | 3.61% |
| BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc. compare | 1.71% |
| ACHC Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| NHC National HealthCare Corporation | 0.00% |
| Medical Care Facilities industry median | 5.47% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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