Does NHC pay a dividend?

Yes. National HealthCare Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.15% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.59 per share.

How much does NHC pay in dividends?

$2.59 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next NHC ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 30, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

NHC Dividend

National HealthCare Corporation

AMEXHealthcareStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.15%
Annual dividend: $2.59
Payout ratio: 0.28
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $224.87
Market cap: $3.5B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 30, 2026Pay date: October 30, 2026Amount: $0.6700

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is NHC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.15% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.28 means roughly 28% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 2004, 2013, 2016 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2016.
Raised for 9 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

NHC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1989 to 2025.

Peak $17.00 in 1998Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for NHC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 30, 2026	October 30, 2026	$0.6700	Quarterly
June 30, 2026	July 31, 2026	$0.6700	Quarterly
March 31, 2026	April 30, 2026	$0.6400	Quarterly
December 31, 2025	January 30, 2026	$0.6400	Quarterly
September 30, 2025	October 31, 2025	$0.6400	Quarterly
June 30, 2025	August 1, 2025	$0.6400	Quarterly
March 28, 2025	April 25, 2025	$0.6100	Quarterly
December 30, 2024	January 31, 2025	$0.6100	Quarterly
September 30, 2024	November 1, 2024	$0.6100	Quarterly
June 28, 2024	August 1, 2024	$0.6100	Quarterly
March 27, 2024	May 1, 2024	$0.5900	Quarterly
December 28, 2023	February 1, 2024	$0.5900	Quarterly
September 28, 2023	November 1, 2023	$0.5900	Quarterly
June 29, 2023	July 31, 2023	$0.5900	Quarterly
March 30, 2023	May 1, 2023	$0.5700	Quarterly
December 29, 2022	February 1, 2023	$0.5700	Quarterly
September 29, 2022	November 1, 2022	$0.5700	Quarterly
June 29, 2022	August 1, 2022	$0.5700	Quarterly
March 30, 2022	May 2, 2022	$0.5500	Quarterly
December 30, 2021	February 1, 2022	$0.5500	Quarterly
September 29, 2021	November 1, 2021	$0.5200	Quarterly
June 29, 2021	August 2, 2021	$0.5200	Quarterly
March 30, 2021	May 3, 2021	$0.5200	Quarterly
December 30, 2020	February 1, 2021	$0.5200	Quarterly
September 29, 2020	November 2, 2020	$0.5200	Quarterly
June 29, 2020	August 3, 2020	$0.5200	Quarterly
March 30, 2020	May 1, 2020	$0.5200	Quarterly
December 30, 2019	February 3, 2020	$0.5200	Quarterly
September 27, 2019	December 2, 2019	$0.5200	Quarterly
June 27, 2019	August 30, 2019	$0.5200	Quarterly
March 28, 2019	June 3, 2019	$0.5000	Quarterly
December 28, 2018	March 1, 2019	$0.5000	Quarterly
September 27, 2018	December 3, 2018	$0.5000	Quarterly
June 28, 2018	August 31, 2018	$0.5000	Quarterly
March 28, 2018	June 1, 2018	$0.4800	Quarterly
December 28, 2017	March 1, 2018	$0.4800	Quarterly
September 28, 2017	December 1, 2017	$0.4800	Quarterly
June 28, 2017	September 1, 2017	$0.4800	Quarterly
March 29, 2017	June 1, 2017	$0.4500	Quarterly
December 28, 2016	March 1, 2017	$0.4500	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does NHC pay a dividend?: Yes. National HealthCare Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.15% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.59 per share.
How much does NHC pay in dividends?: $2.59 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next NHC ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 30, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.