National HealthCare Corporation
NHC | AMEX
$223.31
+$1.20 (+0.54%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$223.31
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours:
Sep 21, 2026, 5:55 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $3.47B
Enterprise Value $3.52B
Beta 0.63
Average Volume 122.04K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 15.86M
Shares Change YoY 1.7%
Institutional Ownership 66.35%
Exchange AMEX
ISIN US6359061008
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -4.4%
Price Change 3M 11.9%
Price Change 6M 38.3%
Price Change YTD 71.2%
Price Change 1Y 82.6%
Price Change 3Y 239.3%
Price Change 5Y 221.7%
1M CAGR (ann.) 1.2%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 96.0%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 29.4%
All-Time CAGR 10.6%
Valuation
PE Ratio 25.12
Forward PE N/A
PEG Ratio 0.75
Forward PEG 0.75
PS Ratio 2.24
Forward PS N/A
PB Ratio 3.11
P/FCF Ratio 23.80
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 24.72
P/OCF Ratio 18.47
EV/Sales 2.26
EV/EBIT 18.73
EV/EBITDA 15.06
EV/FCF 24.02
Earnings Yield 4.0%
FCF Yield 4.2%
Adj. FCF Yield 4.0%
Financial Health
Net Debt $31.41M
Total Debt $31.41M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $0
Total Assets $0
Current Ratio 22.06
Quick Ratio 22.06
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.03
Debt / EBITDA 0.13
Debt / FCF 0.21
OCF / Debt 6.01
Interest Coverage 56.65
Altman Z-Score 0.00
Piotroski F-Score 3
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 39.5%
Operating Profit Margin 9.3%
EBITDA Margin 15.0%
Net Profit Margin 9.0%
FCF Margin 9.4%
Adj. FCF Margin 9.1%
SBC / Revenue 0.3%
SBC Impact (per share) -3.7%
Returns
Return on Assets 9.1%
Return on Equity 12.9%
Return on Invested Capital 7.3%
Return on Capital Employed 9.5%
Return on Tangible Assets 10.4%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 12.8%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 10.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 5.5%
EPS CAGR 3Y 62.5%
EPS CAGR 5Y -3.8%
EPS CAGR 10Y 10.1%
FCF CAGR 3Y 58.0%
FCF CAGR 5Y 17.2%
FCF CAGR 10Y 4.9%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 0
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date N/A
EPS Estimate (next Q) N/A
EPS Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Est (next Q) N/A
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) N/A
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $120.20
Graham Upside -46.2%
Lynch Fair Value $44.45
Lynch Upside -80.1%
Price Target N/A
Price Target Upside N/A
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $188.81M
Free Cash Flow $146.53M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $141.13M
FCF Per Share $9.38
OCF Per Share $12.09
OCF/S Ratio 12.1%
Income Statement
Revenue $1.56B
Gross Profit $615.63M
Operating Income $144.68M
EBITDA $233.63M
Net Income $140.26M
EPS (Diluted) $8.89
Revenue / Employee $102.04K
Profit / Employee $9.18K
Employees 15,278
Dividends
Annual Dividend $2.59
Dividend Yield 1.16%
Payout Ratio 29.1%
FCF Payout Ratio 27.1%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 28.2%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 4.9%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 29, 2026
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