---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-015802"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NHC"
cik: "0001047335"
company_name: "NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T19:37:21.174701+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NHC Q1 2026 revenue up 2.2% to $381.8M; adjusted EPS $1.91 vs $1.59

## Summary
- GAAP net income $35.9M ($2.27 diluted EPS) vs $32.2M ($2.07) a year ago.
- Adjusted net income $30.1M ($1.91 diluted EPS), up 21.1% YoY.
- Net operating revenues $381.8M, up 2.2% from $373.7M in Q1 2025.
- No guidance or dividend changes announced in the release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-015802
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NHC
- cik: 0001047335
- company_name: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774926015802/0001437749-26-015802-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774926015802/nhc20260506c_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-015802.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 6a7e2e930df400f1120097dde2dd56ce12b48456
  claim: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $381,821,000, net income $35,857,000, EPS $2.27.
  evidence_excerpt: National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC), the nation's oldest publicly traded senior health care company, announced today net operating revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 totaled $381,821,000 compared to $373,697,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 2.2%. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the reported GAAP net income attributable to NHC was $35,857,000 compared to $32,205,000 for the same period in 2025. Excluding the unrealized gains in our marketable equity securities portfolio and other non-GAAP adjustments, adjusted net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was $30,089,000 compared to $24,838,000 for the same period in 2025, an increase of 21.1% (*) . The GAAP diluted earnings per share were $2.27 and $2.07 for the quarters ending March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774926015802/0001437749-26-015802-index.htm

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