NHC National HealthCare Corporation

AMEX · US · Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities · nhccare.com

230.37USD+1.19%Mkt Cap: 3.61B $P/E: 25.911d ago

National HealthCare Corporation engages in the operation of services to skilled nursing facilities, assisted and independent living facilities, homecare and hospice agencies, and health hospitals. It operates through two…

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Key Statistics

Company

Market Cap3.61B USD

Enterprise Value3.39B USD

Revenue (TTM)1.56B USD

Gross Profit596.70M USD

Net Income (TTM)120.02M USD

Revenue/Share100.34 USD

Last Price230.37 USD

Fiscal Year EndDec 2025

MR QuarterJun 2026

Employees15.3K

CountryUS

SectorHealthcare

IndustryMedical Care Facilities

ISIN—

Valuation

P/E (Trailing)25.91

P/E (Forward)529.44

PEG0.82

EV/EBITDA17.82

EV/Revenue2.18

P/S2.29

P/B3.18

EPS (TTM)8.89

EPS (Forward)0.43

52W Range

116.1593% of range239.19

52W High239.19 USD

52W Low116.15 USD

Profitability

Gross Margin39.31%

Oper. Margin11.99%

EBITDA Margin12.21%

Profit Margin7.91%

ROE11.23%

ROA7.86%

Growth

Revenue Growth8.80%

Earnings Growth67.10%

Cash Flow & Leverage

Operating CF185.08M USD

CapEx (TTM)36.45M USD

FCF Margin4.05%

FCF Yield1.75%

Net Debt-178.78M USD

Net Debt/EBITDA-0.94

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity0.08

Current Ratio1.86

Quick Ratio1.47

Book Value/Sh71.66 USD

Cash/Share13.42 USD

Dividends

Fwd Div Rate2.68 USD

Trail. Div Rate2.59 USD

Div. Yield1.18%

5Y Avg Yield2.35%

Payout Ratio29.13%

Ex-Div DateSep 30, 2026

Pay DateOct 30, 2026

Analyst Consensus

Rating—

Target (Mean)—

Target Range—

# Analysts—

Ownership

Shares Out.15.66M

Float12.71M

Insiders18.83%

Institutions66.75%

Short Interest

Short Ratio7.3d

Short % Float5.38%

Short % Out.4.36%

Shares Short683.17K

Short (prev mo.)756.85K

Technical

SMA 50224.09 (+2.8%)

SMA 200184.80 (+24.7%)

Beta0.63

S&P 52W Chg14.58%

Avg Vol (30d)108.12K

Avg Vol (10d)102.87K

Technical Indicators

RSI (14)57.6

MACD1.1625

MACD Signal0.9224

MACD Hist.+0.2401

BB Upper230.87 USD

BB Middle224.01 USD

BB Lower217.16 USD

BB Width6.12%

ATR (14)6.826 USD

Vol Ratio (20d)0.99x