NHC (NYSE: NHC) sets $0.64 quarterly dividend, dates in 2026
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National HealthCare Corporation announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.64 per common share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record on March 31, 2026, with payment scheduled for April 30, 2026, reinforcing its ongoing cash return to shareholders.
As of February 1, 2026, NHC affiliates operate 80 skilled nursing facilities with 10,329 beds, 26 assisted living communities with 1,413 units, and nine independent living communities with 777 units, along with behavioral health hospitals, homecare, hospice, pharmacy, and rehabilitation services.
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Exhibit 99.1
For release: February 13, 2026
Contact: Brian F. Kidd, SVP/CFO
Phone: (615) 890-2020
NHC Announces Common Dividend
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC), the nation’s oldest publicly traded long-term health care company, announced today that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 64 cents per common share to shareholders of record on March 31, 2026 and payable on April 30, 2026.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHC cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NHC with the S.E.C., including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, and include, among others, the following: liabilities and other claims asserted against us and patient care liabilities, as well as the resolution of current litigation; availability of insurance and assets for indemnification; national and local economic conditions; including their effect on the availability and cost of labor, utilities and materials; the effect of government regulations and changes in regulations governing the healthcare industry, including our compliance with such regulations; changes in Medicare and Medicaid payment levels and methodologies and the application of such methodologies by the government and its fiscal intermediaries, the ability of third parties for whom we have guaranteed debt to refinance certain short term debt obligations; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the S.E.C. filings. The risks included here are not exhaustive. All forward-looking statements represent NHC’s best judgment as of the date of this release.
About NHC
As of February 1, 2026, NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 80 skilled nursing facilities with 10,329 beds. NHC affiliates also operate 26 assisted living communities with 1,413 units, nine independent living communities with 777 units, three behavioral health hospitals, 34 homecare agencies, and 33 hospice agencies. NHC’s other services include Alzheimer’s and memory care units, pharmacy services, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third party post-acute operators. Other information about the company can be found on our web site at www.nhccare.com.