Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Encompass Health's (EHC) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 9.5% in Q1 2026, up 88.0% YoY from 5.05% in Q1 2025, and up 25.72% on a QoQ basis from 7.56% in Q4 2025.

Encompass Health (EHC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encompass Health (EHC) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 9.5% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 88.0% year-over-year to 9.5% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.66% (up 65.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.4%, up 69.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 9.5% in Q1 2026, from 7.56% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 12.41% in Q2 2022 to a low of 7.27% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 5.92% and a median of 7.55% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Margin: up 3608 bps in 2022, down 4471 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing EHC's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.25% in 2022, then jumped by 74 bps to 0.86% in 2023, then surged by 764 bps to 5.7% in 2024, then jumped by 33 bps to 7.56% in 2025, then increased by 26 bps to 9.5% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 9.5% (Q1 2026), 7.56% (Q4 2025), and 5.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 88.19 Bn 90.61 Bn 15.19 Bn 5.46%
2 Tenet Healthcare 21.59 Bn 21.56 Bn 4.45 Bn 7.41%
3 Encompass Health 12.19 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.34 Bn 3.90%
4 Davita 11.52 Bn 12.39 Bn 1.16 Bn 9.01%
5 Ensign 10.59 Bn 10.27 Bn 306.24 Mn 8.27%
6 Universal Health Services 8.79 Bn 8.72 Bn 3.29 Bn 4.65%
7 Pacs 7.04 Bn 6.88 Bn 338.46 Mn 2.19%
8 Chemed 6.96 Bn 6.92 Bn 221.47 Mn 10.29%
9 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 4.52 Bn 4.38 Bn 192.10 Mn 19.73%
10 Option Care Health 3.59 Bn 3.39 Bn 267.25 Mn 11.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.90%
Mar 31, 2026 9.50%
Dec 31, 2025 7.56%
Sep 30, 2025 5.66%
Jun 30, 2025 7.77%
Mar 31, 2025 8.62%
Dec 31, 2024 5.70%
Sep 30, 2024 8.90%
Jun 30, 2024 4.65%
Mar 31, 2024 7.55%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.86%
Sep 30, 2023 5.43%
Jun 30, 2023 7.14%
Mar 31, 2023 11.04%
Dec 31, 2022 -3.25%
Sep 30, 2022 -7.27%
Jun 30, 2022 12.41%
Mar 31, 2022 10.01%
Dec 31, 2021 -39.33%
Sep 30, 2021 37.44%