Healthcare
National HealthCare Corporation(NHC)
Live Price
Offline$201.40
-0.06% today
1Y Change
+86.98%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.73B
- Revenue Growth
- +16.4%
- EPS Growth
- +17.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.5%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) is a Healthcare stock with a market cap of $2.73B and listed on AMEX. The stock last traded around $201.40 and up 87.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +16.4%, EPS growth of +17.2%, a dividend yield of 1.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +16.4%, EPS +17.2%, free cash flow +86.5% with operating margin 8.1% and ROIC 7.0%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 22.5 and price/sales 1.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NHC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Healthcare peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+16.4% vs +7.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+8.1% vs +19.4% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
22.5 vs 36.3 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 8, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +16.4% and EPS at +17.2%, with operating margin around 8.1%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 6, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 8, 2026 | โ | +0.5% | +2.6% | -0.6% |
2026 Feb 26, 2026 | โ | +2.1% | +4.9% | +0.7% |
2025 Nov 7, 2025 | โ | +2.8% | +0.7% | +4.0% |
Benchmark Edge
NHC vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NHC Max Drawdown
-13.36%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NHC and SPY.
Company Overview
National HealthCare Corporation
New York Stock Exchange American
National HealthCare Corporation operates, manages, and provides services to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, homecare and hospice agencies, and a behavioral health hospital. Its skilled nursing facilities offer licensed therapy services, nutrition services, social services, activities, and housekeeping and laundry services, as well as medical services prescribed by physicians; and rehabilitative services, such as physical, speech, respiratory, and occupational therapy for patients recovering from strokes, heart attacks, orthopedic conditions, neurological illnesses, or other illnesses, injuries, or disabilities. The company's medical specialty units comprise memory care units and sub-cute nursing units that provide specialized care and programs for persons with Alzheimer's or related disorders; and assisted living centers offer personal care services and assistance with general activities of daily living, such as dressing, bathing, meal preparation, and medication management. It also offers behavioral health services to both adults and geriatric patients with psychiatric, emotional, and addictive disorders. In addition, it provides health care programs that offer skilled services, such as infusion, wound care and physical, occupational, and speech therapies; hospice care services; operates pharmacies; offers management, accounting, financial, and insurance services; and leases its properties to third party operators. As of February 18, 2022, the company operated 75 skilled nursing facilities with 9,473 beds, 24 assisted living facilities, five independent living facilities, one behavioral health hospital, 34 homecare agencies, and 28 hospice agencies. National HealthCare Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
- Leadership
- Stephen Fowler Flatt
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 1987
- Employees
- 15.0k
- Street Address
- 100 East Vine Street
- Mailing
- Murfreesboro, TN, 37130
- Region
- Murfreesboro, TN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 615 890 2020
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 22.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.1
- Price/Sales
- 1.8
- Price/Book
- 2.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +16.4%
- EPS
- +17.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +86.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 46.4%
- Operating Margin
- 8.1%
- Net Margin
- 7.9%
- ROE
- 11.6%
- ROIC
- 7.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.08
- Current Ratio
- 1.77
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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