Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Encompass Health's (EHC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.58% in Q1 2026, down 384.0% YoY from 3.73% in Q1 2025, and up 2.06% on a QoQ basis from 10.37% in Q4 2025.
Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Encompass Health (EHC) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.58% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 384.0% year-over-year to 10.58% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.58% (down 384.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.75%, down 867.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 10.58% in Q1 2026, from 10.37% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.28% in Q3 2025 to a low of 1.4% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 8.8% and a median of 10.37% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2514 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1626 bps.
- Tracing EHC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.79% in 2022, then tumbled by 55 bps to 4.83% in 2023, then jumped by 129 bps to 11.06% in 2024, then retreated by 6 bps to 10.37% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 10.58% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.58% (Q1 2026), 10.37% (Q4 2025), and 19.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 88.19 Bn | 90.61 Bn | 15.19 Bn | -16.87% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.59 Bn | 21.56 Bn | 4.45 Bn | 17.89% |
| 3 | Encompass Health | 12.19 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 2.50% |
| 4 | Davita | 11.52 Bn | 12.39 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 14.43% |
| 5 | Ensign | 10.59 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 306.24 Mn | 9.75% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.79 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 16.45% |
| 7 | Pacs | 7.04 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 338.46 Mn | 8.91% |
| 8 | Chemed | 6.96 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 221.47 Mn | 28.21% |
| 9 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 4.52 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 192.10 Mn | 14.52% |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.59 Bn | 3.39 Bn | 267.25 Mn | 13.04% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.77% |