National HealthCare Corporation

NHC | AMEX

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$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

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

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