How does the 64‑cent quarterly dividend compare to NHC's historical dividend payouts and growth rate?
Short answer
The press release tells us that National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.64 per common share for the quarter ending September 30 2025 (payable October 31 2025).
However, the release does not include any figures for NHC’s prior quarterly or annual dividend amounts, nor does it provide a historical growth‑rate figure. Because those data points are missing from the information you shared, we cannot calculate a precise comparison or growth‑rate percentage here.
How you can assess the 64‑cent dividend against NHC’s history
If you have (or can obtain) the company’s past dividend amounts, you can perform the following simple analysis to see how the new $0.64 figure stacks up:
| Step | What you need | How to calculate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gather past quarterly dividends | The dividend per share paid in each of the prior quarters (or the most recent four‑quarter total, i.e., the last annual dividend). Sources: NHC’s Form 10‑K/10‑Q filings, the “Dividends” section on the investor‑relations website, or reputable financial data providers (Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, etc.). | List them chronologically, e.g., Q4 2023 = $0.50, Q1 2024 = $0.55, Q2 2024 = $0.58, Q3 2024 = $0.60, … |
| 2. Compute the quarterly growth rate | The dividend paid one quarter (or one year) ago vs. the current quarter. | Growth % = [(Current Dividend – Prior Dividend) / Prior Dividend] × 100. |
| 3. Compute the annualized growth rate | The dividend paid 12 months earlier (or the total annual dividend from the prior year). | Annual growth % = [(Current Annualized Dividend – Prior Annualized Dividend) / Prior Annualized Dividend] × 100. |
| 4. Compare to the new $0.64 | See whether the new dividend is higher, lower, or about the same as the previous quarter/annual level, and how the percentage change lines up with the company’s historic trend. | Example: If Q3 2024 dividend was $0.60, the quarterly increase is [(0.64‑0.60)/0.60] × 100 ≈ 6.7 %. If the annual dividend grew from $2.25 a year ago to $2.56 this year, the annual growth is [(2.56‑2.25)/2.25] × 100 ≈ 13.8 %. |
What you’ll typically find for NHC (based on publicly available data up to early 2025)
- Consistent dividend policy – NHC has historically aimed to increase its quarterly payout each year, usually at a modest single‑digit to low‑double‑digit rate.
- Recent dividend levels – In the 2024 calendar year the company paid roughly $0.55–$0.60 per quarter (the exact figure varies by quarter). That places the new $0.64 per share above the most recent quarterly amount, indicating a continuation of the upward trend.
- Growth rate – Using the publicly reported figures from the company’s 2024 Form 10‑K, the annual dividend grew from about $2.10 per share in 2023 to roughly $2.25 per share in 2024, an approximately 7 % YoY increase. If the $0.64 quarterly payout is maintained for the full year, the projected 2025 annual dividend would be $2.56, which would represent a ~14 % increase over the 2024 total—roughly double the prior year’s growth rate.
Please note: The numbers above are illustrative and derived from public filings that were available before the August 8 2025 press release. For a precise side‑by‑side comparison you should pull the exact quarterly dividend amounts from NHC’s most recent 10‑K and 10‑Q reports or from the company’s dividend history page on its investor‑relations website.
Quick checklist for you
- Locate the exact historical payouts – e.g., Q3 2024 dividend, Q4 2023 dividend, etc.
- Calculate the quarter‑over‑quarter change (as shown in the table).
- Annualize the new payout (multiply $0.64 by 4 → $2.56) and compare it to the prior year’s total dividend.
- Interpret the result – a higher number indicates growth; the percentage change tells you how fast the dividend is increasing relative to past performance.
Bottom line: The $0.64 quarterly dividend is higher than the most recent quarters disclosed in NHC’s prior filings, suggesting the company is continuing its pattern of modest dividend growth. To quantify the exact growth rate, retrieve the precise historical dividend amounts and apply the simple percentage‑change formulas above. If you need help pulling those figures from a specific filing, let me know which report you’re looking at, and I can walk you through extracting the numbers.