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

National Healthcare (NHC) reported EPS (Basic) of $2.31 for Q1 2026, up 10.53% on a YoY basis from $2.09 in Q1 2025, and up 43.48% quarter-over-quarter from $1.61 in Q4 2025.

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

National Healthcare has reported EPS (Basic) for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for EPS (Basic) was $2.78 in Q3 2024, with the low at -$0.16 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $1.32 across 5 years, with a median of $1.53 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EPS (Basic) slumped 96.93% — and 2023, when it jumped 525.0%.
  • National Healthcare's EPS (Basic) stood at $0.42 in 2022, then surged by 340.48% to $1.85 in 2023, then plunged by 78.92% to $0.39 in 2024, then jumped by 312.82% to $1.61 in 2025, then soared 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 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 7.25
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 8.09
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 2.93
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 1.96
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 1.73
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 5.71
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.21
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 4.85
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.51
10 National Healthcare 3.15 Bn 2.89 Bn 290.58 Mn 2.31

Historic Data

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DateValue
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