Encompass Health (EHC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health posted quarterly Operating Margin of 3.76% for Q1 2026, up 36.0% year-on-year from 2.77% in Q1 2025, and up 113.99% on a QoQ basis from 26.89% in Q4 2025.
Encompass Health (EHC) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 3.76% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 36.0% year-over-year to 3.76%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.43% (down 438.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.77%, up 162.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.76%, up from 26.89% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 40.58% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 30.12% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 0.85% (2025), against an average of 1.58%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin surged 7069 bps; it then plunged 3873 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 30.12% in 2022, then surged by 235 bps to 40.58% in 2023, then tumbled by 95 bps to 1.84% in 2024, then tumbled by 1559 bps to 26.89% in 2025, then surged by 114 bps to 3.76% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 3.76% (Q1 2026), 26.89% (Q4 2025), and 0.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -2.96% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 24.14% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 14.11% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 3.76% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 8.99% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 11.19% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 12.86% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 8.45% |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.27 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 262.01 Mn | 5.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.58% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -30.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -29.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.88% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -23.93% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -11.95% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 93.17% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.22% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -4.56% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 11.38% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.38% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.32% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 11.35% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 6.37% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.56% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 2.67% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.90% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.66% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.73% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 3.64% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.70% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.33% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.55% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 6.35% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -19.57% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 5.12% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.90% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 13.60% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -24.94% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.41% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 8.37% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 16.27% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -21.31% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 10.09% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 16.30% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 17.74% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 42.58% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.22% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 15.64% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 15.71% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 13.62% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.66% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 41.52% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 11.07% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.71% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -2.49% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -28.25% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 1.81% |