Encompass Health (EHC) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Encompass Health (EHC) reported Debt to Equity of $0.78 for Q1 2026, down 9.31% on a YoY basis from $0.86 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $0.77 in Q4 2025.

Encompass Health (EHC) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encompass Health has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.78 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 9.31% year-over-year to $0.78; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.78 (down 9.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.77, down 13.45% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.78, roughly flat from $0.77 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $1.61 in Q3 2022, with the low at $0.77 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $1.12 across 5 years, with a median of $1.15 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt to Equity rose 13.15% — and 2025, when it dropped 25.93%.
  • Encompass Health's Debt to Equity stood at $1.52 in 2022, then fell by 20.61% to $1.2 in 2023, then slipped by 25.64% to $0.89 in 2024, then fell by 13.45% to $0.77 in 2025, then gained by 0.49% to $0.78 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.78 (Q1 2026), $0.77 (Q4 2025), and $0.78 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -16.13
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 2.74
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn -22.31
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.78
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.06
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.63
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.51
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.05
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 3.65

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.78
Dec 31, 2025 0.77
Sep 30, 2025 0.78
Jun 30, 2025 0.81
Mar 31, 2025 0.86
Dec 31, 2024 0.89
Sep 30, 2024 0.97
Jun 30, 2024 1.09
Mar 31, 2024 1.15
Dec 31, 2023 1.20
Sep 30, 2023 1.26
Jun 30, 2023 1.35
Mar 31, 2023 1.43
Dec 31, 2022 1.52
Sep 30, 2022 1.61
Jun 30, 2022 1.31
Mar 31, 2022 1.33
Dec 31, 2021 1.39
Sep 30, 2021 1.42
Jun 30, 2021 1.46