National Healthcare (NHC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Stephen F. Flatt, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.7M in 2025, up 25% from $2.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 53:1, on median employee pay of $31,487.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$2.7M+25% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
53:1median $31,487
CEO pay in equity
30%$805,696 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$577,000
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,280,000
Say-on-Pay Support
96%

How Flatt was paid

$2.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary21%Stock awards19%Option awards11%Non-equity incentive48%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Stephen F. FlattChief Executive Officer$2,685,370
Brian F. KiddSVP & Chief Financial Officer$1,407,048
B. Anderson FlattSVP & Chief Information Officer$1,292,065
Josh A. McCrearySVP, General Counsel & Secretary$1,373,015
R. Michael UsseryPresident & Chief Operating Officer (Retired)$2,382,174

What changed and why

  • $2.7MCEO total compensation increased to $2,685,370 in fiscal 2025 from $2,154,574 in fiscal 2024.
  • 80%Each executive performance plan is paid 80% in cash and 20% in restricted stock.
  • 96%Shareholders approved the previous advisory say-on-pay proposal with over 96% support.
  • $3,000Director meeting compensation increased from $3,000 to $5,000 per meeting attended.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.