Growth Metrics

National Healthcare (NHC) EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare posted quarterly EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) of $2.27 for Q1 2026, up 9.66% year-on-year from $2.07 in Q1 2025, and up 44.59% on a QoQ basis from $1.57 in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) data on file, last reported at $2.27 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) rose 9.66% year-over-year to $2.27; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.86 (up 13.75% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $7.67, up 17.46% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) for Q1 2026 stood at $2.27, up from $1.57 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) topped out at $2.73 in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$0.16 in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) is $1.52 (2025), against an average of $1.31.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) plunged 96.91%; it then jumped 525.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) shows it stood at $0.41 in 2022, then jumped by 348.78% to $1.84 in 2023, then sank by 79.35% to $0.38 in 2024, then jumped by 313.16% to $1.57 in 2025, then soared by 44.59% to $2.27 in 2026.
  • The last three EPS (Weighted Average and Diluted) figures came in at $2.27 (Q1 2026), $1.57 (Q4 2025), and $2.5 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Weighted Avg. Diluted) (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn 7.15
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 8.01
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 2.87
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 1.93
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 1.67
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 5.65
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.31 Bn 4.93 Bn 22,843.10 Bn -
8 Chemed 5.83 Bn 5.81 Bn 215.76 Mn 4.84
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.50
10 National Healthcare 2.87 Bn 2.61 Bn 290.58 Mn 2.27

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.27
Dec 31, 2025 1.57
Sep 30, 2025 2.50
Jun 30, 2025 1.52
Mar 31, 2025 2.07
Dec 31, 2024 0.38
Sep 30, 2024 2.73
Jun 30, 2024 1.73
Mar 31, 2024 1.69
Dec 31, 2023 1.84
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 1.02
Sep 30, 2021 -0.22
Jun 30, 2021 6.80
Mar 31, 2021 1.38
Dec 31, 2020 1.79
Sep 30, 2020 0.84
Jun 30, 2020 1.84
Mar 31, 2020 -1.76
Dec 31, 2019 0.89
Sep 30, 2019 1.27
Jun 30, 2019 0.89
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 0.91
Sep 30, 2016 0.73
Jun 30, 2016 0.78
Mar 31, 2016 0.91
Dec 31, 2015 0.99
Sep 30, 2015 0.72
Jun 30, 2015 0.71
Mar 31, 2015 0.77
Dec 31, 2014 0.88
Sep 30, 2014 0.75
Jun 30, 2014 0.72
Mar 31, 2014 0.78
Dec 31, 2013 0.99
Sep 30, 2013 1.19
Jun 30, 2013 0.86
Mar 31, 2013 0.82
Dec 31, 2012 0.95
Sep 30, 2012 1.04
Jun 30, 2012 0.81
Mar 31, 2012 0.75
Dec 31, 2011 0.88
Sep 30, 2011 1.05
Jun 30, 2011 0.83
Mar 31, 2011 1.15
Dec 31, 2010 0.97
Sep 30, 2010 0.95
Jun 30, 2010 0.70