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NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP NHC
NYSE American · XASE · stock · Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities · website · IPO 1983-07-13
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP statistics & valuation
Market cap$3.2B
P / E26.9×
P / S2.1×
P / B3.0×
P / FCF21.7×
Dividend yield1.20%
Net margin7.9%
Return on equity11.2%
FCF margin9.8%
Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else is from filings.
P / E vs its own history
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP trades at about 27.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.3×–41.1×, median 20.8×).
7.3×
41.1×
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 2.1% | 12.9% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| FCF margin | 9.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | -2.0% | 2.1% | 17.6% | 7.4% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 3.1% |
| Return on assets | 7.9% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 9.9% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Return on equity | 11.2% | 10.4% | 7.3% | 2.6% | 15.3% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.04× | 0.14× | 0.00× | — | — | — | 0.01× | 0.07× | 0.14× | 0.18× |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 1.79 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.75 | 2.04 | 2.12 | 1.93 |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings · CIK 0001047335 · as of 2025-12-31. Facts from filings plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.