The table below shows NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP's cash flow statement by quarter, as reported in the company's quarterly filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
Q1 2026
Q1 2025
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
Q1 2022
Q1 2021
Operating cash flow
$62.53M
$39.26M
$9.65M
$13.86M
-$27.46M
$12.59M
Capital expenditure
$9.64M
$6.14M
$5.96M
$6.64M
$8.96M
$4.33M
Investing cash flow
-$13.89M
-$7.32M
-$2.42M
-$1.43M
-$5.92M
-$5.85M
Dividends paid
$9.94M
$9.42M
$9.05M
$8.75M
NHC operating cash flow (10-K history)
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP reported operating cash flow of $185.08M for fiscal year 2025. That is up 72.5% from $107.30M in fiscal 2024. Over the 10 fiscal years shown, operating cash flow grew from $90.88M (FY 2016) to $185.08M. Figures come from the company's audited annual reports as filed with the SEC.