Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $397.45M, +7.1% YoY · Filed Nov 5, 2026
National Healthcare Corp (NHC) files with the SEC under industry code 8051, Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $397.4 million and net income of $13.6 million. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $181.0 million in cash and investments and $518.4 million in total debt.
Revenue
$397.45M
+7.1% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$13.64M
-65.2% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$99.15M
+49.8% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$30.74M
-41.6% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$0.85
-66.0% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$0.67
+4.7% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
15.66M
+1.0% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-337.38M
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
10.2%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (SIC 8051)
- Listed as
- NHC (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Murfreesboro, TN
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1047335
Other Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities companies
- Ensign Group, Inc ENSG
- PACS Group, Inc. PACS
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $397.4M | $378.4M | $369.8M | $373.7M | $371.0M |
| Operating income | $40.6M | $48.9M | $32.3M | $33.1M | $30.4M |
| Net income | $13.6M | $40.3M | $35.9M | $24.8M | $39.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.85 | $2.54 | $2.27 | $1.58 | $2.50 |
| Operating cash flow | $99.2M | $43.3M | $62.5M | $16.8M | $66.2M |
| Free cash flow | — | $30.7M | $52.9M | $6.4M | $56.5M |
| Total assets | $2.1B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Total liabilities | $937.0M | $408.9M | $427.5M | $451.9M | $513.9M |
| Stockholders' equity | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Cash and investments | $181.0M | $158.6M | $208.4M | $216.1M | $253.5M |
| Total debt | $518.4M | $31.4M | $39.3M | $87.1M | $128.1M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Nov 5, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 6, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement, Agreement ended, Acquisition or sale of assets, New debt, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement, Agreement ended, New debt
|
May 27, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
All 1001 National Healthcare Corp SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.