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National Healthcare Corp operates in the Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities industry.

$242.82−1.10%

Oct 16 close · 1D EOD · Databento

HealthcareServices-Skilled Nursing Care FacilitiesMid-capSEC EDGAR FY 2025-12-31

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What happened

Daily closes · dots are Wire stories

What’s next

Expected around early November, going by its own filing history. The company has not announced a date yet. Its matching report came Nov 7, 2025 and Nov 12, 2024, during the session.

Last report

Aug 11, 2026−1.97%

during the session

Last 4, next close

median 2.02% either way

up 3 of 4

Every report since 2022 →Earnings calendar →

DateEventSourceNext close

Aug 11Earnings release, during the session · 8-KSEC EDGARSEC EDGAR ↗−1.97%

Next close = the first close after the event against the close before it. Prior-session closes only; not a call, not advice.

What happened · big days

16 big days in a year, and what we hold on each

A big day is a close more than 3.89% from the one before, three times NHC’s median day (1.30%). We show what we hold. We never name a cause.

every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±3.89%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.

Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.

#DayNHCWhat we hold that dayGroup

1 Nov 25, 2025+4.41%
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1Nov 25, 2025+4.41%
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2 Jan 2, 2026−4.87%
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2Jan 2, 2026−4.87%
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3 Jan 21, 2026+4.36%
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3Jan 21, 2026+4.36%
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4 Jan 27, 2026−3.98%
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4Jan 27, 2026−3.98%
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5 Feb 2, 2026+4.32%
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5Feb 2, 2026+4.32%
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6 Feb 5, 2026+5.58%
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6Feb 5, 2026+5.58%
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7 Mar 2, 2026+4.68%
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7Mar 2, 2026+4.68%
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8 Mar 9, 2026−4.39%
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8Mar 9, 2026−4.39%
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9 Apr 17, 2026+4.14%
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9Apr 17, 2026+4.14%
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10 Apr 22, 2026+8.11%
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10Apr 22, 2026+8.11%
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11 May 8, 2026+10.15%
Results
11May 8, 2026+10.15%
ResultsFirst close after the May 8 results filing
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12 Jun 18, 2026+5.46%
Nothing on NHC
12Jun 18, 2026+5.46%
Nothing on NHCNo NHC story, brief or results filing in our record that day
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13 Jul 16, 2026+3.92%
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13Jul 16, 2026+3.92%
Nothing on NHCNo NHC story, brief or results filing in our record that day
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14 Aug 4, 2026−6.54%
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14Aug 4, 2026−6.54%
Nothing on NHCNo NHC story, brief or results filing in our record that day
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15 Aug 5, 2026+6.36%
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15Aug 5, 2026+6.36%
Nothing on NHCNo NHC story, brief or results filing in our record that day
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16 Oct 15, 2026+4.71%
Nothing on NHC
16Oct 15, 2026+4.71%
Nothing on NHCNo NHC story, brief or results filing in our record that day
No group that day

A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either.

What’s next · results

Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did

Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). Day 1 is the first close after each filing: the next day’s for a filing after the close, the same day’s otherwise. 3 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.

Reported Nov 7, 2025

day 1+1.74%day 6+2.50%

Reported Feb 27, 2026

day 1+2.08%day 6+4.82%

Reported May 8, 2026

day 1+10.15%day 6+12.97%

Reported Aug 11, 2026

day 1−1.97%day 6+5.94%

Next report: expected early NovemberEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Aug 11 report: +9.85%. Four reports is a small sample.

Every report since 2022 →

Each line is NHC’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.

The numbers · FY2025, filed

SEC EDGAR

Market cap$3.8B

Revenue$1.5B+16.10%

Net income$120.0M

EPS, diluted$7.67+17.50%

Operating margin8.5%

Return on equity11.2%

Debt / equity0.04

All filed figures

Snapshot

SEC EDGAR · FY 2025-12-31

SectorHealthcare

Market Cap$3.8B

Enterprise Value$3.7B

Income$120.0M

Sales$1.5B

Book/sh$68.61

Cash/sh$7.16

Dividend TTM$2.53

Payout32%

Employees—

IPO—

Quick Ratio1.79

Current Ratio1.82

Debt/Eq0.04

EPS (ttm)$7.67

EPS this Y17.5%

EPS past 3/5Y74.2%

Sales past 3/5Y11.8%

EPS Y/Y TTM17.5%

Sales Y/Y TTM16.1%

Shs Outstand15.66M

ROA7.9%

ROE11.2%

ROIC9.6%

Gross Margin—

Oper. Margin8.5%

Profit Margin7.9%

Every figure here is filed with the SEC. Valuation and estimate metrics (P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price targets, forward EPS) are omitted until our market-data feed is licensed for display — we’d rather show fewer numbers than blank ones. Deeper lines (cash flow, balance sheet) below.

Revenue by fiscal year

$1.1B

FY21

$1.1B

FY22

$1.1B

FY23

$1.3B

FY24

$1.5B

FY25

Operating leverage — margins

GrossOperatingNet

Financials, annual · income and cash flowSEC EDGAR · open ▸

Financials — annual

SEC EDGAR · last 5 FY · tap a row to explain it

USD	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.5B
Gross Profit	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Income	$50.9M	$31.9M	$57.5M	$89.9M	$128.4M
Net Income	$138.6M	$22.4M	$66.8M	$101.9M	$120.0M
Diluted EPS	$8.99	$1.45	$4.34	$6.53	$7.67
Operating Cash Flow	$62.4M	$8.7M	$111.2M	$107.3M	$185.1M
Free Cash Flow	$23.0M	$-21.5M	$83.3M	$79.7M	$148.6M

Same industry

NHC against two same-industry peers, a year at 100

NHC is up 99.1% in a year. PACS Group is up 3.8 times. Of these two, only Ensign Group (−3.0%) did less. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, on a log scale so a 3.8-fold rise and a 3.0% fall both read honestly.

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NHC +99.1%. PACS Group ×3.8, Ensign Group −3.0%. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, log scale.

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End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The two peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in NHC’s SEC industry (Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.

Same industry

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ENSG$10.3B PACS$7.4B

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Fundamentals sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.