---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-026957"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NHC"
cik: "0001047335"
company_name: "NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-11T18:38:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-11T18:39:09.203120+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NHC Q2 2026 revenue up 8.8% to $408M; GAAP EPS $2.54 vs $1.52

## Summary
- Net operating revenues $408.0M, up 8.8% YoY; driven by June 1, 2026 acquisition of five skilled nursing facilities (639 beds in TN/SC).
- GAAP net income $40.3M ($2.54 diluted EPS) vs $23.7M ($1.52) in Q2 2025.
- Adjusted net income $27.6M ($1.74 adjusted EPS) vs $25.7M ($1.65), up 7.2%.
- Acquired five skilled nursing facilities with 639 licensed beds in Tennessee and South Carolina.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-026957
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NHC
- cik: 0001047335
- company_name: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-11T18:38:06+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774926026957/0001437749-26-026957-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774926026957/nhc20260806c_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-026957.txt

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