Encompass Health (EHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.88 for Q1 2026, up 20.61% year-on-year from 1.56 in Q1 2025, and up 113.65% on a QoQ basis from 13.75 in Q4 2025.
Encompass Health (EHC) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.88 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 20.61% year-over-year to 1.88; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.19 (down 248.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.33, up 196.2% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 1.88, up from 13.75 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 14.5 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 13.75 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 0.41 (2025), against an average of 0.6.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Interest Coverage Ratio jumped 21911.36%; it then slumped 1852.56% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 9.13 in 2022, then surged by 258.71% to 14.5 in 2023, then slumped by 94.59% to 0.78 in 2024, then plunged by 1852.56% to 13.75 in 2025, then surged by 113.65% to 1.88 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.88 (Q1 2026), 13.75 (Q4 2025), and 0.41 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -0.97 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 6.32 |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 3.32 |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.88 |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 64.62 |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 13.54 |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 18.34 |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 165.19 |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 18.69 |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.27 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 262.01 Mn | 5.45 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.88 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.56 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.78 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.23 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.63 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.13 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.72 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.01 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.73 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.68 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 24.76 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.45 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -1.07 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.11 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.42 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.01 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.90 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.81 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.72 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.78 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.62 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.84 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.30 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 3.34 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.39 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.30 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.86 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.46 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.17 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -5.95 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.16 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.82 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.45 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.60 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.25 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.77 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.20 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.69 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.71 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.63 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.63 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 3.52 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.58 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.82 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.93 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.96 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.66 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -3.31 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 1.30 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.28 |