profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
National HealthCare
$207.93-1.35% today
+64.2% in 1 year
1-year low $124.931-year high $247.94
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $27.14 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What National HealthCare sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.07 billion in 2022 to $1.52 billion in 2025, with $120 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
National HealthCare handed back 36% of the cash it generated last year.
$39M
Free cash flow 2025$149M
Bought back its own shares$15M
Paid as dividends$39M
Cash vs. debt$93M vs. $87M
National HealthCare vs. similar companies
National HealthCare grows the fastest of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| National HealthCare | 27.1× · Fair price | ||
 Tenet Healthcare | 16.2× · Fair price | ||
 Solventum | 9.7× · Cheap | ||
 Encompass Health | 24.4× · Fair price | ||
 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 10.6× · Cheap |
Compare National HealthCare with The Ensign Group · PACS Group
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads National HealthCare's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,074 | 1,142 | 1,298 | 1,518 | |
| 388 | 429 | 487 | 597 | |
| 29 | 57 | 90 | 128 | |
| 68 | 131 | 183 | 214 | |
| 22 | 67 | 102 | 120 | |
| 1.45 | 4.34 | 6.53 | 7.67 | |
| 36.1% | 37.6% | 37.5% | 39.3% | |
| 2.7% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 8.5% | |
| 2.1% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,275 | 1,311 | 1,524 | 1,526 |
| Cash | 59 | 107 | 76 | 93 |
| Total debt | 126 | 93 | 215 | 87 |
| Total liabilities | 398 | 400 | 541 | 452 |
| 874 | 909 | 980 | 1,069 | |
| 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
| 2.2% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 11.5% | |
| 2.6% | 7.4% | 10.4% | 11.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 111 | 107 | 185 | |
| 30 | 28 | 28 | 36 | |
| -21 | 83 | 80 | 149 | |
| Dividends paid | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 |
| 10 | 2 | 14 | 15 | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Valuation
- 27.1×
- –
- 0.37
- 2.7×
- 2.1×
- 21.9×
- 15.2×
- 4.6%
- 3.7%
- 1.3%
Profitability
- 39.3%
- 8.5%
- 7.9%
- 14.0%
- -0.4%
- 8.2%
- 11.7%
- 8.1%
- -0.5%
- –
Growth
- +12.2%
- +74.2%
- +86.5%
- +4.0%
- +0.2%
Financial health
- -0.3×
- 0.04
- 2.6%
- -2.6×
- 1.79
- 1.79
- 1.00
How it ranks in Healthcare
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 33%of 951
Bottom 47%of 881
Top 49%of 588
Top 45%of 869
Top 24%of 987
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | 1.91 | – | – |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 1.83 | – | – |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 1.58 | – | – |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 1.65 | – | – |
| May 9, 2025 | 1.59 | – | – |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 1.66 | – | – |
| Nov 8, 2024 | 1.27 | – | – |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 1.00 | – | – |
1.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$13a year at today's yield, before tax
+4.0%2020 to 2025
Raised9 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.94 in 2015 → $2.53 in 2025
How safe it looks
32.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 26.0%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
51No pass
Benjamin Graham
52No pass
Philip Fisher
63Pass
Peter Lynch
87Pass
Joel Greenblatt
22No pass
Charlie Munger
45No pass
Terry Smith
48No pass
Questions about National HealthCare
Is National HealthCare a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the National HealthCare AI analysis
What does National HealthCare do?
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. It is in Medical - Care Facilities, based in Murfreesboro, TN, United States, with 15,278 employees.
Does National HealthCare pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.3% a year, about 32% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $38.7 million in dividends.
Is National HealthCare stock halal?
Yes. National HealthCare passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 3% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has National HealthCare stock done over the past year?
Up 64.2% over the past twelve months, to $207.93. It traded between $124.93 and $247.94 and is 16.1% below its high.
Who are National HealthCare's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Tenet Healthcare, Solventum, Encompass Health and Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with National HealthCare's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.