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HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC

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HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC

HCSG·NASDAQ·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0000731012

General Healthcare Services Group, Inc. provides management, administrative, and operating expertise and services primarily to healthcare facilities across the United States. Incorporated on November 22, 1976, the company serves nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals. As of December 31, 2025, it provides services to approximately 2,800 facilities throughout the continental United States. The company believes it is the largest provider of housekeeping, laundry, and dietary management services to the long-term care industry in the United States. The company operates through two reportable segments: Environmental Services (EVS) and Dietary. The Environmental Services segment includes housekeeping, laundry, linen, and other services, which are provided to approximately 2,300 customer facilities. The Dietary segment provides dietary department services to approximately 1,600 facilities. Corporate headquarters offers centralized financial management, legal services, human resources management, and other administrative support to both segments. Services are primarily delivered through full-service agreements, where the company manages its employees at customer facilities and provides certain supplies. For a limited number of customers, the company offers management-only agreements, providing management and supervisory services while the customer facility handles payroll for non-supervisory staff. In some management-only agreements, the company remains responsible for purchasing supplies. While the company does not directly participate in government reimbursement programs, its customers receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, making them directly affected by related legislation and regulations.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (NASDAQ:HCSG) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for HCSG at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-24, rated 7/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for HCSG spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 4.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Healthcare Services Group Swings to Profit as Bad Debt Headwinds Fade; Buyback Accelerates
  • Shareholders Approve 2.5M Share Increase for Equity Incentive Plan
  • Healthcare Services Group Reports Strong Q1 Earnings, Extends Credit Facility, and Increases Share Buybacks
  • Strong Q1 Earnings Beat Drives Healthcare Services Group Shares Up 16% Premarket
  • Healthcare Services Group Reports Strong Q1 Earnings, Reiterates Outlook, and Executes Significant Share Buyback

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$1.84B
Net Income
$59.06M
Diluted EPS
$0.81
Op. Cash Flow
$144.97M
Free Cash Flow
$139.15M
Gross Profit
$239.41M
Cash & Equivalents
$125.19M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
3.2%
Shares Outstanding
69.6M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-13 · accession 0000731012-26-000009

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.77 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 3,041,803 shares in HCSG as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 6.4% increase from the prior period — about 5.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 51.3% of HCSG volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)3,041,803 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 6.4%
Days to cover5.77 at avg daily volume of 526,755
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)51.3% of 228,815 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume48.4%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$20.87
52-week range · as of 2026-07-24 $12.84 – $25.75
Market cap
$1.43B
Volume
597.9K (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 645.7K
Live data · 2026-10-03 15:49 UTC · Market closed

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HCSG
Jul 24, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $22.74
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: -$1.87 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
May 27, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.60
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$0.270 (+1%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Apr 24, 2026, 5:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $22.42
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: -$1.55 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Apr 22, 2026, 9:08 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $22.95
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: -$2.08 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Apr 22, 2026, 7:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $20.47
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$0.400 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Apr 15, 2026, 5:04 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $19.26
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$1.61 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Apr 13, 2026, 5:28 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $19.19
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$1.68 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Feb 20, 2026, 4:58 PM EST
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.64
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$0.230 (+1%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Feb 19, 2026, 8:36 PM EST
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.26
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$0.610 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Feb 18, 2026, 4:32 PM EST
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.29
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$0.580 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Feb 18, 2026, 4:30 PM EST
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $20.29
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$0.580 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Feb 13, 2026, 4:27 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $21.59
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: -$0.720 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
HCSG
Feb 11, 2026, 7:01 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $19.35
Real-time Price: $20.87 info
Change: +$1.52 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $1.432B info
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