EHC vs FOXO vs NHC Stock Comparison

Encompass Health, Foxo Technologies and National Healthcare Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EHC Encompass Health Corp
$121.52 -1.6% 1M -4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.04B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Hospitals Healthcare
6 wins
FOXO Foxo Technologies Inc.
$0.10 -28.6% 1M +900.0% 1Y
Market cap
$137.98K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.86M
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
2 wins
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$212.79 -6.1% 1M +76.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.30B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Encompass Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Encompass Health 6, National Healthcare 3, Foxo Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEHCFOXONHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.04B $137.98K $3.30B EHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 0.0x 23.6x EHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +44.0% +6.9% FOXO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% -148.1% 9.0% EHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 10.0% EHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 16.6x — EHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% — 0.01% NHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.5% +900.0% +76.8% FOXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr — +25.5%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 440.8% 34.7% EHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 37/100 78/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

EHCFOXONHC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEHCFOXONHC
Valuation 78 #21 of 92 34 #61 of 92 77 #22 of 92
Growth 56 #39 of 87 95 #5 of 87 79 #19 of 87
Profitability 92 #8 of 86 13 #75 of 86 80 #18 of 86
Financial Health 38 #61 of 97 4 #93 of 97 88 #13 of 97
Shareholder Returns 64 #21 of 56 – 67 #19 of 56
Overall 65 37 78
  • EHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • FOXO ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEHCFOXONHCSPY
1 month -1.6%-28.6%-6.1% -0.2%
3 months +4.8%+233.3%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months +19.5%+900.0%+21.8% +8.2%
Year to date +14.5%+900.0%+55.2% +12.9%
1 year -4.5%+900.0%+76.8% +12.3%
3 years +99.7%-99.4%+221.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.9%-82.2%+47.7% +23.3%
5 years +90.4%—+211.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.8%—+25.5% +10.9%
10 years +217.0%—+228.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.2%—+12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEHCFOXONHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%440.8%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%574.3%32.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.740.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.152.042.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.1%-100.0%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-71.4%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $127.92$0.35$247.31 $779.14
52-week low $93.83$0.03$119.44 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEHCFOXONHC
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 24.6x 0.0xmedian 24.6x 23.7xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 14.6x 16.7xmedian 14.6x 16.4xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 21.6x -0.3xmedian 21.6x 22.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 3.2x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 0.66 0.00median 0.66 0.38median 0.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEHCFOXONHC
Revenue $6.21B $17.86M $1.56B
Operating income – -$877.76K $144.68M
Net income $833.30M -$4.62M $142.84M
Free cash flow $413.40M -$493.07K $146.53M
R&D – $171.57K –
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $-0.27 $8.84
Cash & equivalents $107.70M $58.41K $39.21M
Total debt $2.63B $65.00M –
Shares (diluted) 100.00M 96.97M 15.86M
Enterprise value $11.70B -$897.42K $2.28B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEHCFOXONHC
P/E 19.3x 0.0x 23.7x
P/FCF 29.0x -0.3x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x -0.3x 17.7x
P/S 1.9x 0.0x 2.1x
P/B 3.5x 0.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 0.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 16.7x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 12.6x -33.0x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 35.1x -58.8x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x -59.9x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 0.00 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEHCFOXONHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 44.0% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 239.4% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 85.3% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 73.0% 57.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.3% 53.3% 35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 61.1% 68.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.5% 88.8% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 92.2% 61.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 90.3% 26.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 68.1% 44.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.9% 90.1% 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 67.9% 58.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEHCFOXONHC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 24.2% 9.7% 12.2%
Operating margin – -4.9% 9.3%
Pretax margin 16.6% -26.9% 11.9%
Net margin 10.0% -148.1% 9.0%
FCF margin 6.7% -2.8% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.5% -2.7% 12.1%
Return on equity 24.8% -86.9% 12.8%
Return on assets 11.3% -10.1% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 10.0%
Return on capital employed 17.7% -16.8% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 50.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEHCFOXONHC
Debt / assets 35.3% 63.0% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 29.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 16.6x –
Debt / FCF 6.4x -58.6x –
Liabilities / assets 54.4% 97.8% 26.6%
Equity / assets 45.6% 2.2% 73.4%
Interest coverage 9.2x -0.2x 56.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – -7.26 7.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEHCFOXONHC
Dividend yield 0.6% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.0% – 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.2% – 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.1% – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – 4.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEHCFOXONHC
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.94FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.62BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEHCFOXONHC
Held by institutions 96.0% – 65.3%
Institutions holding 595 – 250
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% – -0.6%
Institutions buying 292 – 136
Institutions selling 217 – 72
Buyers to sellers 1.35 – 1.89

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EHCFOXONHC
EHC 1.00 0.08 0.27
FOXO 0.08 1.00 -0.18
NHC 0.27 -0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EHC, FOXO and NHC?

Encompass Health (EHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Encompass Health (EHC) $12.04B, Foxo Technologies (FOXO) $137.98K, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, EHC, FOXO and NHC?

Encompass Health (EHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Encompass Health (EHC) 19.4x, Foxo Technologies (FOXO) 0.0x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Foxo Technologies (FOXO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Encompass Health (EHC) +9.5%, Foxo Technologies (FOXO) +44.0%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Encompass Health (EHC) has the highest net margin (Encompass Health (EHC) 10.0%, Foxo Technologies (FOXO) -148.1%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Encompass Health (EHC) leads (Encompass Health (EHC) 15.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Foxo Technologies (FOXO) returned the most: Encompass Health (EHC) -4.5%, Foxo Technologies (FOXO) +900.0%, National Healthcare (NHC) +76.8%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (Encompass Health (EHC) +13.8%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Healthcare (NHC) has the highest dividend yield: Encompass Health (EHC) 0.01%, National Healthcare (NHC) 0.01%. Foxo Technologies (FOXO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Encompass Health (EHC) has been the steadiest (Encompass Health (EHC) 29.5%, Foxo Technologies (FOXO) 440.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EHC, FOXO and NHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Encompass Health (EHC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.