National Healthcare (NHC) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare posted quarterly EPS (Basic) of $2.31 for Q1 2026, up 10.53% year-on-year from $2.09 in Q1 2025, and up 43.48% on a QoQ basis from $1.61 in Q4 2025.
National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of EPS (Basic) data on file, last reported at $2.31 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Basic) rose 10.53% year-over-year to $2.31; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.98 (up 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $7.76, up 17.22% from the prior year.
- EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 stood at $2.31, up from $1.61 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EPS (Basic) topped out at $2.78 in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$0.16 in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for EPS (Basic) is $1.53 (2025), against an average of $1.32.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EPS (Basic) plunged 96.93%; it then jumped 525.0% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EPS (Basic) shows it stood at $0.42 in 2022, then soared by 340.48% to $1.85 in 2023, then tumbled by 78.92% to $0.39 in 2024, then surged by 312.82% to $1.61 in 2025, then jumped by 43.48% to $2.31 in 2026.
- The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $2.31 (Q1 2026), $1.61 (Q4 2025), and $2.53 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 7.25 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 8.09 |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 2.93 |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.96 |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 1.73 |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 5.71 |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.20 |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 4.85 |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 0.51 |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 2.87 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 290.58 Mn | 2.31 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.61 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.53 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.53 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.09 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.71 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.85 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.06 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.99 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.83 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.39 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.80 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.84 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.85 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.76 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.91 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.27 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.39 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.39 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.47 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.41 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.75 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.84 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.92 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.73 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.78 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.75 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.74 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.80 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.92 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.77 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.80 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.04 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.28 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.88 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.84 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.99 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.08 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.82 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.89 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.09 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.83 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.97 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.95 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.70 |