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NHC — National Healthcare Corp.
NYSE AmericanNational Healthcare Corp.
$228.27
-2.10(-0.91%)
- O
- 231.31
- H
- 231.94
- L
- 227.26
- V
- 89.94K
⏱️ End-of-day dataAs of Oct 6, 2026
Annual Dividend$2.68
Dividend Yield1.17%
Payout Ratio—
Payment FrequencyQuarterly
Growth Streak12 Years
Next Ex-Dividend DateSep 30, 2026
Dividend Overview
NHC pays a quarterly dividend of $0.67 per share ($2.68 a year, 1.17% yield at the latest close).
Calculate your dividend income →Annual Dividend History
| Year | Annual Total ($) | YoY Growth | Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.53 | +4.5% | 4 payments |
| 2024 | $2.42 | +3.4% | 4 payments |
| 2023 | $2.34 | +3.5% | 4 payments |
| 2022 | $2.26 | +7.1% | 4 payments |
| 2021 | $2.11 | +1.4% | 4 payments |
| 2020 | $2.08 | +1% | 4 payments |
| 2019 | $2.06 | +4% | 4 payments |
| 2018 | $1.98 | +4.8% | 4 payments |
| 2017 | $1.89 | +8% | 4 payments |
| 2016 | $1.75 | +13.6% | 4 payments |
NHC — Dividend Payment History
92 Recorded Payments| Ex-Dividend Date | Cash Amount | Pay Date | Record Date | Declaration Date | Type | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.67 | Oct 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $0.67 | Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | May 7, 2026 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $0.64 | Apr 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $0.64 | Jan 30, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $0.64 | Oct 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.64 | Aug 1, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $0.61 | Apr 25, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Feb 14, 2025 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $0.61 | Jan 31, 2025 | Dec 30, 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $0.61 | Nov 1, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Aug 8, 2024 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.61 | Aug 1, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | May 9, 2024 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 27, 2024 | $0.59 | May 1, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Feb 9, 2024 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.59 | Feb 1, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 | Nov 2, 2023 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.59 | Nov 1, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Aug 3, 2023 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.59 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | May 4, 2023 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 30, 2023 | $0.57 | May 1, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Feb 10, 2023 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 29, 2022 | $0.57 | Feb 1, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 29, 2022 | $0.57 | Nov 1, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 29, 2022 | $0.57 | Aug 1, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | May 5, 2022 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 30, 2022 | $0.55 | May 2, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Feb 11, 2022 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.55 | Feb 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Nov 4, 2021 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 29, 2021 | $0.52 | Nov 1, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Aug 5, 2021 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 29, 2021 | $0.52 | Aug 2, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | May 6, 2021 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 30, 2021 | $0.52 | May 3, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Feb 12, 2021 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 30, 2020 | $0.52 | Feb 1, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 29, 2020 | $0.52 | Nov 2, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Aug 7, 2020 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 29, 2020 | $0.52 | Aug 3, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 30, 2020 | $0.52 | May 1, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 30, 2019 | $0.52 | Feb 3, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Nov 6, 2019 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 27, 2019 | $0.52 | Dec 2, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Aug 9, 2019 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 27, 2019 | $0.52 | Aug 30, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | May 9, 2019 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 28, 2019 | $0.50 | Jun 3, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 28, 2018 | $0.50 | Mar 1, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Nov 9, 2018 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $0.50 | Dec 3, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Aug 10, 2018 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $0.50 | Aug 31, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | May 3, 2018 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 28, 2018 | $0.48 | Jun 1, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Feb 14, 2018 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 28, 2017 | $0.48 | Mar 1, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Nov 10, 2017 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2017 | $0.48 | Dec 1, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | Aug 4, 2017 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2017 | $0.48 | Sep 1, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | May 9, 2017 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 29, 2017 | $0.45 | Jun 1, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 28, 2016 | $0.45 | Mar 1, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 | Nov 4, 2016 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2016 | $0.45 | Dec 1, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | Aug 5, 2016 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2016 | $0.45 | Sep 1, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | May 3, 2016 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 29, 2016 | $0.40 | Jun 1, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Feb 12, 2016 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 29, 2015 | $0.40 | Mar 1, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2015 | $0.40 | Dec 1, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | Aug 7, 2015 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 26, 2015 | $0.40 | Sep 1, 2015 | Jun 30, 2015 | May 7, 2015 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 27, 2015 | $0.34 | Jun 1, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | Feb 12, 2015 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 29, 2014 | $0.34 | Mar 2, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Nov 6, 2014 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 26, 2014 | $0.34 | Dec 1, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Aug 6, 2014 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 26, 2014 | $0.34 | Sep 2, 2014 | Jun 30, 2014 | May 8, 2014 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 27, 2014 | $0.32 | Jun 2, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | Feb 12, 2014 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 27, 2013 | $0.32 | Mar 3, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Nov 5, 2013 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 26, 2013 | $0.32 | Dec 2, 2013 | Sep 30, 2013 | Aug 1, 2013 | Regular | USD |
| Jun 26, 2013 | $0.32 | Aug 30, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 | May 8, 2013 | Regular | USD |
| Mar 26, 2013 | $0.30 | May 31, 2013 | Mar 28, 2013 | Feb 15, 2013 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 27, 2012 | $0.30 | Mar 1, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Oct 31, 2012 | Regular | USD |
| Dec 13, 2012 | $1.00 | Dec 21, 2012 | Dec 17, 2012 | Dec 6, 2012 | Regular | USD |
| Sep 27, 2012 | $0.30 | Nov 30, 2012 | Oct 1, 2012 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 27, 2012 | $0.30 | Aug 31, 2012 | Jun 29, 2012 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 28, 2012 | $0.30 | Jun 1, 2012 | Mar 30, 2012 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 28, 2011 | $0.30 | Mar 1, 2012 | Dec 30, 2011 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2011 | $0.30 | Dec 1, 2011 | Sep 30, 2011 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2011 | $0.30 | Sep 1, 2011 | Jun 30, 2011 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 29, 2011 | $0.28 | Jun 1, 2011 | Mar 31, 2011 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 29, 2010 | $0.28 | Mar 1, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2010 | $0.28 | Dec 1, 2010 | Sep 30, 2010 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2010 | $0.28 | Sep 1, 2010 | Jun 30, 2010 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 29, 2010 | $0.26 | Jun 1, 2010 | Mar 31, 2010 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 29, 2009 | $0.26 | Mar 1, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2009 | $0.26 | Dec 1, 2009 | Sep 30, 2009 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 26, 2009 | $0.26 | Sep 1, 2009 | Jun 30, 2009 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 27, 2009 | $0.24 | Jun 1, 2009 | Mar 31, 2009 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 29, 2008 | $0.24 | Mar 2, 2009 | Dec 31, 2008 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 26, 2008 | $0.24 | Dec 1, 2008 | Sep 30, 2008 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 26, 2008 | $0.24 | Sep 2, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 27, 2008 | $0.21 | Jun 2, 2008 | Mar 31, 2008 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 27, 2007 | $0.21 | Mar 3, 2008 | Dec 31, 2007 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 26, 2007 | $0.21 | Dec 3, 2007 | Sep 28, 2007 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 27, 2007 | $0.21 | Sep 3, 2007 | Jun 29, 2007 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 28, 2007 | $0.18 | Jun 1, 2007 | Mar 30, 2007 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 27, 2006 | $0.18 | Mar 1, 2007 | Dec 29, 2006 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 27, 2006 | $0.18 | Dec 1, 2006 | Sep 29, 2006 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2006 | $0.18 | Sep 1, 2006 | Jun 30, 2006 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 29, 2006 | $0.15 | Jun 1, 2006 | Mar 31, 2006 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 28, 2005 | $0.15 | Mar 1, 2006 | Dec 30, 2005 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2005 | $0.15 | Dec 1, 2005 | Sep 30, 2005 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2005 | $0.15 | Sep 1, 2005 | Jun 30, 2005 | — | Regular | USD |
| Mar 29, 2005 | $0.13 | Jun 1, 2005 | Mar 31, 2005 | — | Regular | USD |
| Dec 29, 2004 | $0.13 | Mar 1, 2005 | Dec 31, 2004 | — | Regular | USD |
| Sep 28, 2004 | $0.13 | Dec 1, 2004 | Sep 30, 2004 | — | Regular | USD |
| Jun 28, 2004 | $0.13 | Sep 10, 2004 | Jun 30, 2004 | — | Regular | USD |
| Apr 28, 2004 | $0.13 | Jun 10, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | — | Regular | USD |