Encompass Health (EHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health's (EHC) Interest Coverage Ratio was 8.98 for Q2 2026, up 2.1% from 8.79 a year earlier but down 10.9% from the prior quarter.
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Encompass Health (EHC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Encompass Health's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 9.18, up 20.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.74, up 35.3% from FY2024.
- Interest Coverage Ratio has increased for three consecutive years.
- By year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 6.46 in FY2024 (+23.4%), 5.23 in FY2023 (+46.7%), 3.57 in FY2022 (-12.5%) and 4.07 in FY2021 (+39.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio spans a low of 2.37 in Q2 2022 and a high of 10.08 in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio has now increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with growth averaging 26.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 133.5%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 55.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.08 (Q1 2026), 9.53 (Q4 2025) and 8.14 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | 5.16 |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -85.16 |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 6.75 |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 7.39 |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -95.93 |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 7.36 |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -7.38 |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 8.98 |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 3.85 |
| 10 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.17 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.54 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.98 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.08 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.53 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.14 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.79 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.50 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.10 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.27 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.07 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.72 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.04 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.17 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.02 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.81 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.37 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.78 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.87 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.22 |
API Access
Encompass Health Interest Coverage 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();