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National Healthcare Corp cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, National Healthcare Corp's operations generated $185m of cash; it spent $36.4m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $149m. It returned $38.7m in dividends and $14.7m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations919498100203629111107185189
Depreciation and amortisation3943424242414042424546
Stock-based pay12222333445
Capital spending6332302622393028283642
Free cash flow2862697418123−218380149147
Free cash flow after stock pay2860677217920−248176144141
Dividends paid2628303132323536373940
Share buybacks801101102141532
Shares issued113322320141427

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from National Healthcare Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to National Healthcare Corp.