National Healthcare (NHC) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare (NHC) posted EPS (Basic) of $2.32 for Q1 2026, up 42.66% quarter-over-quarter from $1.63 in Q4 2025, and up 11.07% year-on-year from $2.09 in Q1 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

National Healthcare (NHC) has reported EPS (Basic) for 17 consecutive years, with $2.32 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • EPS (Basic) for Q1 2026 came in at $2.32, up 11.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $8.13 (changed 0.38% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.92, up 1.64% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) was $2.32 for Q1 2026 at National Healthcare, up from $1.63 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $2.77 in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$0.2 in Q3 2022.
  • Average EPS (Basic) over 5 years is $1.39, with a median of $1.56 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, EPS (Basic) sank 97.96% in 2022 and soared 644.02% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EPS (Basic) stood at $0.36 in 2022, then soared by 404.98% to $1.83 in 2023, then slipped by 14.78% to $1.56 in 2024, then climbed by 4.61% to $1.63 in 2025, then jumped by 42.66% to $2.32 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EPS (Basic) figures were $2.32 in Q1 2026, $1.63 in Q4 2025, and $2.65 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 8.31
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 1.76
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 8.09
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 4.08
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.16
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 1.67
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 5.71
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.51
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -2.93
10 National Healthcare 3.32 Bn 3.07 Bn 290.58 Mn 2.32

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.32
Dec 31, 2025 1.63
Sep 30, 2025 2.65
Jun 30, 2025 1.56
Mar 31, 2025 2.09
Dec 31, 2024 1.56
Sep 30, 2024 2.77
Jun 30, 2024 1.76
Mar 31, 2024 1.71
Dec 31, 2023 1.83
Sep 30, 2023 0.66
Jun 30, 2023 1.04
Mar 31, 2023 0.74
Dec 31, 2022 0.36
Sep 30, 2022 -0.20
Jun 30, 2022 0.14
Mar 31, 2022 1.00
Dec 31, 2021 1.04
Sep 30, 2021 -0.23
Jun 30, 2021 6.86