NHC · NYSEMKT
Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
$212.16
+0.17%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
Research data through 2026-10-29
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Research data through Oct 29, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.
72
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 72 of 100, an above-average reading in the covered universe. Some underlying measurements are stronger than others.
Quality research measures durability of the business itself from stored fundamentals: balance-sheet strength, profitability consistency and cash generation. It is a research reading, not a prediction of future returns.
How this is measured57
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 57 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.
Fundamental Momentum research measures the direction of recently reported company fundamentals compared with the company's own history. It describes reported change, not future price movement.
How this is measured55
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 55 of 100, recorded as moderate. Stored records show 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has increased at about 0.6% a year in the stored window.
Capital Returns research measures how a company has actually returned cash to shareholders: dividend record, buyback effectiveness, dilution control and how those payments were funded.
How this is measuredStored ratios recorded at the last research date (2026-10-28). Valuation Intelligence remains research context and is not a validated allocation signal.
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In the company’s own words
National HealthCare Corporation, which we also refer to as NHC or the Company, began business in 1971. Our principal business is the operation of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, homecare and hospice agencies, and behavioral health hospitals. Our business activities include providing sub–acute and post–acute skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, rehabilitative care, memory and Alzheimer’s care, senior living services, home health care services, hospice services, and behavioral health services. In addition, we provide management services, accounting and financial services, as well as insurance services to third party operators of health care facilities. We also own the real estate of 10 healthcare properties and lease these properties to third party operators. We operate in 9 states and our operations are primarily located in the Southeastern and Midwestern parts of the United States.
The following table summarizes our operations by ownership status as of December 31, 2025:
Net Patient Revenues. The services we provide include a comprehensive range of health care services. In fiscal year 2025, 96.8% of our net operating revenues were derived from such health care services. Highlights of health care services activities during 2025 were as follows:
Skilled Nursing Facilities. The most significant portion of our business and the base for our other health care services is the operation of our skilled nursing facilities ("SNF’s"). In our facilities, experienced medical professionals provide medical services prescribed by physicians. Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants provide comprehensive, individualized nursing care 24 hours a day. In addition, our facilities provide licensed therapy services, quality nutrition services, social services, activities, and housekeeping and laundry services. Revenues from the 72 facilities we own or lease are reported as net patient revenues in our financial statements. Management fee income is recorded as other revenues from the eight facilities that we manage. We generally charge 6% of facility net operating revenues for our management services.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 26, 2026. Read the filing
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