NHC
National HealthCare Corporation
Stock
$227.66+4.31 (+1.93%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $189M | $185M | $107M | $111M | $8.7M | $62M | $203M | $100M | $98M | $94M | $91M | $83M | $76M | $102M | $64M | $82M | $63M | $85M |
| Capital expenditures | $42M | $36M | $28M | $28M | $30M | $39M | $22M | $26M | $30M | $32M | $63M | $58M | $53M | $43M | $22M | $23M | $32M | $44M |
| Free cash flow | $147M | $149M | $80M | $83M | −$21M | $23M | $181M | $74M | $69M | $62M | $28M | $25M | $22M | $59M | $42M | $59M | $31M | $41M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.4M | $4.4M | $4.2M | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.5M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $509K | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.8M | $321K | $1.1M |
| Buybacks | $32M | $15M | $14M | $2.5M | $9.9M | $836K | $53K | $872K | $867K | $0 | $8.2M | — | $7.0M | $4.7M | — | — | $5.9M | — |
| Dividends paid | $40M | $39M | $37M | $36M | $35M | $32M | $32M | $31M | $30M | $28M | $26M | $21M | $19M | $17M | $31M | $16M | $15M | $14M |
| Dividends per share | $2.59 | $2.53 | $2.42 | $2.34 | $2.26 | $2.11 | $2.08 | $2.06 | $1.98 | $1.89 | $1.75 | $1.54 | $1.34 | $1.26 | $2.20 | $1.18 | — | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.4% | 9.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | −2.0% | 2.1% | 17.6% | 7.4% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 3.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |