Encompass Health (EHC) Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Encompass Health's (EHC) Payout Ratio was 0.12 for Q3 2026, down 6.6% from 0.13 a year earlier and down 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Encompass Health (EHC) Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Encompass Health was 0.13, down 8.9% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive years.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.14 in FY2024 (-19.7%), 0.17 in FY2023 (-53.0%), 0.37 in FY2022 (+34.2%) and 0.27 in FY2021 (-30.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q4 2013.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio has now declined in each of the last 14 quarters, with an average decline of 11.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 48.6%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 58.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.12 (Q2 2026), 0.12 (Q1 2026) and 0.13 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.20 Bn | 104.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | Natera | 46.17 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 513.47 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.69 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.14 Bn | 25.91 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.04 Bn | 12.35 Bn | - |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.32 Bn | 16.94 Bn | 236.15 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.79 Bn | 11.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.35 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 518.55 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - |
| 10 | Universal Health Services | 11.68 Bn | 11.18 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.27 |
API Access
Encompass Health Payout 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=payout-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-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=payout-ratio&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();