Encompass Health (EHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health's (EHC) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 7.46 in Q1 2026, up 15.87% YoY from 6.44 in Q1 2025, and up 294.68% on a QoQ basis from 1.89 in Q4 2025.
Analysis
Encompass Health (EHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Encompass Health (EHC) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 7.46 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 15.87% year-over-year to 7.46 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.43 (down 11.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.24, down 71.01% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio advanced to 7.46 in Q1 2026, from 1.89 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 17.86 in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.62 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 4.04 and a median of 2.6 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 120.52% — and 2025, when it surged 6197.13%.
- Tracing EHC's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 12.74 in 2022, then slumped by 70.48% to 3.76 in 2023, then surged by 374.82% to 17.86 in 2024, then slumped by 89.42% to 1.89 in 2025, then jumped by 294.68% to 7.46 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 7.46 (Q1 2026), 1.89 (Q4 2025), and 5.81 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 89.17 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -4.26 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.04 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 4.45 Bn | 7.36 |
| 3 | Encompass Health | 12.07 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.02 |
| 4 | Davita | 11.84 Bn | 11.16 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 3.85 |
| 5 | Universal Health Services | 10.14 Bn | 10.00 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 12.95 |
| 6 | Ensign | 9.95 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 306.24 Mn | 63.38 |
| 7 | Chemed | 6.85 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 221.47 Mn | 4.09 |
| 8 | Pacs | 6.77 Bn | 6.61 Bn | 338.46 Mn | 18.10 |
| 9 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 4.30 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 192.10 Mn | - |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.70 Bn | 3.51 Bn | 267.25 Mn | 6.07 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.02 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.88 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.89 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.56 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.39 |