Encompass Health (EHC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health's (EHC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 14.96% in Q1 2026, up 88.0% YoY from 7.96% in Q1 2025, and up 304.59% on a QoQ basis from 3.7% in Q4 2025.
Encompass Health (EHC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Encompass Health (EHC) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 14.96% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 88.0% year-over-year to 14.96% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.03% (down 396.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.77%, down 887.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin grew to 14.96% in Q1 2026, from 3.7% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 42.02% in Q4 2022 to a low of 2.17% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 10.12% and a median of 9.7% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 3215 bps — and 2025, when it sank 3826 bps.
- Tracing EHC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 42.02% in 2022, then plunged by 75 bps to 10.53% in 2023, then soared by 298 bps to 41.96% in 2024, then tumbled by 91 bps to 3.7% in 2025, then jumped by 305 bps to 14.96% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 14.96% (Q1 2026), 3.7% (Q4 2025), and 12.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 88.19 Bn | 90.61 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -12.60% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.59 Bn | 21.56 Bn | 4.45 Bn | 26.67% |
| 3 | Encompass Health | 12.19 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 2.10% |
| 4 | Davita | 11.52 Bn | 12.39 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.29% |
| 5 | Ensign | 10.59 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 306.24 Mn | 8.50% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.79 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 11.14% |
| 7 | Pacs | 7.04 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 338.46 Mn | 7.66% |
| 8 | Chemed | 6.96 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 221.47 Mn | 13.25% |
| 9 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 4.52 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 192.10 Mn | 18.99% |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.59 Bn | 3.39 Bn | 267.25 Mn | 5.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.87% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.88% |