National HealthCare Cash Flow Statement
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National HealthCare free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, National HealthCare generated $185.1 million of operating cash flow and spent $36.4 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $148.6 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 9.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 86.5% from the prior year's $79.7 million.
National HealthCare returned $53.4 million to shareholders: $38.7 million in dividends and $14.7 million in share repurchases, equal to 36% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.8 times.
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National HealthCare cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 122.61M | 102.09M | 65.29M | 19.98M | 139.09M | 41.99M | 67.98M | 58.70M | 55.68M | 50.54M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +20.10% | +56.36% | +226.82% | -85.64% | +231.24% | -38.23% | +15.80% | +5.42% | +10.18% | -4.90% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 44.92M | 41.98M | 42.03M | 40.49M | 40.67M | 42.02M | 42.42M | 41.89M | 42.65M | 39.02M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 4.40M | 4.16M | 2.78M | 2.61M | 2.62M | 2.45M | 1.88M | 1.78M | 1.68M | 509.00K |
| Change in Working Capital | -585.00K | -14.46M | -7.29M | -34.03M | -37.32M | 60.69M | 3.19M | -7.99M | -7.43M | -333.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 185.08M | 107.30M | 111.22M | 8.74M | 62.39M | 203.26M | 100.10M | 98.44M | 94.47M | 90.88M |
| Capital Expenditures | -36.45M | -27.60M | -27.90M | -30.20M | -39.40M | -21.87M | -26.40M | -29.77M | -32.35M | -62.60M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -33.86M | -236.69M | -17.57M | -5.98M | -65.89M | -63.88M | -14.27M | -33.66M | -9.56M | -81.48M |
| Dividends Paid | -38.70M | -36.96M | -35.56M | -34.60M | -32.03M | -31.92M | -31.21M | -29.83M | -28.24M | -25.80M |
| Share Repurchases | -14.73M | -13.50M | -2.48M | -9.90M | -836.00K | -53.00K | -872.00K | -867.00K | 0 | -8.20M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -135.96M | 100.34M | -42.55M | -47.64M | -35.26M | -41.89M | -79.75M | -77.27M | -49.07M | -27.13M |
| Net Change in Cash | 15.27M | -29.05M | 51.10M | -44.88M | -38.76M | 97.49M | 6.09M | -12.50M | 35.83M | -17.73M |
| Free Cash Flow | 148.63M | 79.70M | 83.31M | -21.46M | 23.00M | 181.39M | 73.70M | 68.66M | 62.12M | 28.28M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of National HealthCare's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow NHC's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?