National Healthcare (NHC) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)
National Healthcare (NHC) reported EPS (Basic) of $2.58 for Q2 2026, up 68.3% from $1.53 a year earlier and up 11.9% from the prior quarter.
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National Healthcare (NHC) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, National Healthcare's EPS (Basic) came in at $8.98, up 32.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.76, up 17.1% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Basic) came in at $6.62 in FY2024 (+51.8%), $4.36 in FY2023 (+199.6%), $1.46 in FY2022 (-83.9%) and $9.03 in FY2021 (+230.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, EPS (Basic) has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 77.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Basic) in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 413.5%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 97.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $2.31 (Q1 2026), $1.61 (Q4 2025) and $2.53 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.08 Bn | 93.52 Bn | - | 7.70 |
| 2 | Natera | 59.53 Bn | 55.21 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -0.47 |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.60 Bn | 24.03 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.88 |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.98 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 3.66 |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.75 Bn | 19.81 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -0.90 |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.75 Bn | 11.90 Bn | - | 9.89 |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.47 Bn | 11.50 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 0.03 |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.19 Bn | 12.65 Bn | - | 1.56 |
| 9 | Davita | 11.20 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 4.10 |
| 10 | National Healthcare | 3.51 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | 2.58 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.58 |
| 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 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.78 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.71 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.86 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.68 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.06 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.76 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| 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 |
API Access
National Healthcare EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "NHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=NHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();