National HealthCare Corporation
National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE: NHC) operates skilled nursing, assisted and independent living facilities, behavioral health hospitals, homecare and hospice agencies, and provides rehabilitation, memory care, pharmacy and managed care services. Its patients and residents include older adults and people needing… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2025, National HealthCare Corporation reported revenue of $1.52B, up 16.1% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $122.61M. Its operating margin was 8.5%, and operations generated $185.08M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $1.56B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What National HealthCare Corporation does
In the company’s own words
National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE: NHC) operates skilled nursing, assisted and independent living facilities, behavioral health hospitals, homecare and hospice agencies, and provides rehabilitation, memory care, pharmacy and managed care services. Its patients and residents include older adults and people needing post-acute, nursing, rehabilitation, hospice or behavioral health care; it also supplies management, financial, insurance and rental services to third-party healthcare operators. NHC reports two operating segments: inpatient services, encompassing skilled nursing, assisted and independent living, and behavioral health; and homecare and hospice services. An “all other” category includes rental, management, accounting and insurance services and corporate costs. At December 31, 2025, the company operated in nine states and had 80 skilled nursing facilities, 26 assisted living facilities, nine independent living facilities, three behavioral health hospitals, 34 homecare agencies and 33 hospice agencies. It had 15,278 full- and part-time employees at year-end. Caris Healthcare is its hospice subsidiary, and NHC Advantage is its institutional special needs plan. Its website is www.nhccare.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry (SIC)
- Health Services
- Headquarters
- MURFREESBORO, TN
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1047335
- SIC
- 8051
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns National HealthCare Corporation — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · National HealthCare Corporation’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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