Encompass Health (EHC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health's Debt Ratio was 0.35 in Q2 2026, down 2.6% from 0.36 a year earlier but up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Encompass Health (EHC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From Q4 2009 onward, Encompass Health has reported Debt Ratio for 66 quarters.
- Debt Ratio has now declined for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.38 in FY2024 (-14.0%), 0.44 in FY2023 (-9.5%), 0.49 in FY2022 (+2.8%) and 0.48 in FY2021 (-6.4%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has moved between 0.35 (Q4 2025) and 0.50 (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has declined for 12 straight quarters, with an average decline of 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 5.0%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 14.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, EHC's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.35 (Q4 2025) and 0.35 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.44 Bn | 104.53 Bn | - | 0.80 |
| 2 | Natera | 46.38 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 0.03 |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.37 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.52 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.21 Bn | 12.51 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.35 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 236.15 Mn | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 15.33 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 266.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.30 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 0.35 |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.86 Bn | 13.49 Bn | - | 0.34 |
| 10 | Davita | 11.86 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 0.60 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.48 |
API Access
Encompass Health Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "EHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();