Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Encompass Health posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.33% for Q1 2026, down 421.0% year-on-year from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and up 9.19% on a QoQ basis from 2.56% in Q4 2025.
Encompass Health (EHC) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.26% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 7.88% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.33% (2026), against an average of 1.16%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 2622 bps; it then soared 2182 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 7.88% in 2022, then soared 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 advanced 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 | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -18.08% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 15.90% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | -2.33% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 9.57% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 16.52% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 12.19% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 26.99% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.27 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 262.01 Mn | 12.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 19.15% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.01% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.42% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.70% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.96% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.21% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.04% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.38% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.79% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.25% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.02% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 6.93% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 7.52% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.34% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.71% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.95% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.79% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.02% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 2.64% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.62% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.51% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 21.86% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 24.11% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 24.27% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 20.75% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 14.43% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 13.66% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 10.96% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 10.74% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 16.34% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 14.97% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.14% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 14.57% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -3.90% |