Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Encompass Health (EHC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 2.33% for Q1 2026, down 421.0% on a YoY basis from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and up 9.19% quarter-over-quarter from 2.56% in Q4 2025.

Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Encompass Health has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 2.33% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 421.0% year-over-year to 2.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.33% (down 421.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.75%, up 162.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.33%, up from 2.56% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.26% in Q1 2024, with the low at 7.88% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.16% across 5 years, with a median of 2.33% in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 2622 bps — and 2024, when it soared 2182 bps.
  • Encompass Health's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.88% in 2022, then surged by 250 bps to 11.79% in 2023, then sank by 69 bps to 3.67% in 2024, then tumbled by 170 bps to 2.56% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 2.33% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 2.33% (Q1 2026), 2.56% (Q4 2025), and 4.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 12.19%
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 13.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.33%
Dec 31, 2025 -2.56%
Sep 30, 2025 4.68%
Jun 30, 2025 4.76%
Mar 31, 2025 1.88%
Dec 31, 2024 3.67%
Sep 30, 2024 12.44%
Jun 30, 2024 12.04%
Mar 31, 2024 14.26%
Dec 31, 2023 11.79%
Sep 30, 2023 -4.06%
Jun 30, 2023 -4.53%
Mar 31, 2023 -7.55%
Dec 31, 2022 -7.88%
Sep 30, 2022 -6.32%
Jun 30, 2022 -3.48%
Mar 31, 2022 -7.07%
Dec 31, 2021 -8.99%
Sep 30, 2021 15.28%
Jun 30, 2021 15.54%