AMEX · Medical - Care Facilities

National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Stock

$225.17 +1.80% AMEX: NHC Healthcare

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$225.17
Market Cap$3.52B
P/E Ratio25.21
P/B Ratio3.17
P/S Ratio2.28
EPS (TTM)$7.67
52-Week High$239.29
52-Week Low$116.42
Dividend Yield1.18%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE12.94%
ROA9.13%
ROCE9.53%
Gross Margin9.53%
Operating Margin9.46%
Net Margin9.00%
Debt/Equity0.03
Current Ratio1.76

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.0B$1.1B$1.1B$1.3B$1.5B
Operating Profit$51.0M$32.0M$57.0M$86.0M$128.0M
Net Profit$139.0M$22.0M$67.0M$102.0M$120.0M
EPS$8.99$1.45$4.34$6.53$7.67
Op Margin5.0%3.0%5.0%6.6%8.5%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$1.4B$1.3B$1.3B$1.5B$1.5B
Total Liabilities$495.0M$398.0M$400.0M$541.0M$452.0M
Cash$108.0M$59.0M$107.0M$76.0M$111.0M
Borrowings$167.0M$126.0M$93.0M$215.0M$87.0M

Latest News

NHC: Lowering target price to $232.00 Argus Research · Jul 15, 2026 Jim Cramer Explains the Repeating Chart Pattern for National HealthCare Corporation Insider Monkey · Jul 13, 2026 Jim Cramer Outlines Why Pennant Group Stock Can Sail to $55 Insider Monkey · Jul 13, 2026 National Health Investors Completes $560 Million Sale of 35 Healthcare Facilities MT Newswires · Jul 2, 2026 National Healthcare Buys Nursing Facility Real Estate for $560 Million MT Newswires · Jul 2, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$62.0M$9.0M$111.0M$107.0M$185.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-105.0M$-36.0M$-45.0M$-264.0M$-70.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-2.0M$-10.0M$-2.0M$-13.0M$-14.0M
Net Cash Flow$-39.0M$-45.0M$51.0M$-29.0M$15.0M
Free Cash Flow$23.0M$-21.0M$83.0M$80.0M$149.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio0.76
EV / EBITDA15.14
FCF Yield4.12%
Quick Ratio22.06
Interest Coverage56.65
Return 1Y133.14%
Return 3Y302.12%
Return 5Y240.68%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
ADUSAddus HomeCare Corporation $114.26 +0.87% 19.59 $2.13B 0.00%
AVAHAveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. $12.24 -0.57% 9.32 $2.67B 0.00%
BKDBrookdale Senior Living Inc. $10.89 +1.11% -18.60 $2.60B 0.00%
CHEChemed Corp $498.25 -0.64% 25.48 $6.51B 0.55%
EHCEncompass Health Corporation $122.54 +0.05% 19.26 $12.16B 0.70%

About National HealthCare Corporation

National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) stock trades at $225.17 with a market capitalization of $3.52B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.21, price-to-book of 3.17, price-to-sales of 2.28. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $116.42 and $239.29, and currently trades 5.9% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.18%.

On profitability, National HealthCare Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 12.94%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 9.53%, an operating margin of 9.46%, a net profit margin of 9.00%.

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