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

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

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

Encompass Health (EHC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 2.33% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 2.33%, down 421.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.33% (down 421.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.75%, up 162.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 2.33% for Q1 2026 at Encompass Health, up from 2.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.26% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 7.88% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 1.16%, with a median of 2.33% recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 2622 bps in 2022 and surged 2182 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.88% in 2022, then surged by 250 bps to 11.79% in 2023, then plunged by 69 bps to 3.67% in 2024, then slumped by 170 bps to 2.56% in 2025, then grew by 9 bps to 2.33% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 2.33% in Q1 2026, 2.56% in Q4 2025, and 4.68% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -0.28%
10 Brookdale Senior Living 3.76 Bn 3.50 Bn 727.83 Mn 0.66%

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%