Growth Metrics

National Healthcare (NHC) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2010 - 2026)

National Healthcare posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $15.8 million for Q1 2026, up 1.25% year-on-year from $15.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 0.79% on a QoQ basis from $15.6 million in Q4 2025.

National Healthcare (NHC) has 17 years of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) data on file, last reported at $15.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) rose 1.25% year-over-year to $15.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $15.8 million (up 1.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $15.6 million, changed 0.31% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q1 2026 stood at $15.8 million, up from $15.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) topped out at $15.8 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $15.3 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) is $15.5 million (2024), against an average of $15.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 0.88%; it then grew 2.17% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $15.4 million in 2022, then fell by 0.45% to $15.4 million in 2023, then climbed by 1.44% to $15.6 million in 2024, then grew by 0.31% to $15.6 million in 2025, then grew by 0.79% to $15.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $15.8 million (Q1 2026), $15.6 million (Q4 2025), and $15.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 84.64 Bn 87.02 Bn 16.26 Bn -
2 Tenet Healthcare 15.22 Bn 14.39 Bn 4.41 Bn 87.60 Mn
3 Davita 13.10 Bn 13.96 Bn 1.07 Bn 68.88 Mn
4 Encompass Health 10.50 Bn 11.12 Bn 1.34 Bn 100.60 Mn
5 Ensign 9.69 Bn 9.09 Bn 293.37 Mn 59.57 Mn
6 Universal Health Services 8.92 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.21 Bn 597,000.00
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 -
9 Pacs 5.76 Bn 5.51 Bn 345.96 Mn 162.08 Mn
10 National Healthcare 2.87 Bn 2.61 Bn 290.58 Mn 15.77 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 15.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 15.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 15.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 15.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 15.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 15.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 15.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 15.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 15.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 15.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 15.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 15.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 15.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 15.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 15.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 15.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 15.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 15.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 15.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 15.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 15.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 15.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 15.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 15.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 15.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 15.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 15.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 15.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 14.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 14.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 14.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 14.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 14.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 14.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 14.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 14.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 16.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 16.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 16.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 14.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 16.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 16.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 13.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 13.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 16.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 16.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 13.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 16.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 13.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 13.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 13.75 Mn