Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.71% in Q2 2026, up 0.77 percentage points from 16.94% a year earlier but down 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Encompass Health came in at 18.01%, up 1.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +8.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 16.19% in FY2024 (+1.79 pp), 14.40% in FY2023 (+3.36 pp), 11.04% in FY2022 (-0.29 pp) and 11.33% in FY2021 (+1.66 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 9.96% (Q2 2022) and 17.81% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 15 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 3.71 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 1.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EHC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 17.81% (Q1 2026), 17.52% (Q4 2025) and 16.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 105.29 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 27.97% |
| 2 | Natera | 46.06 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -12.46% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.09 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 9.44% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.58 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 11.30% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.44 Bn | 16.05 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -33.03% |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.16 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 11.79% |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 13.69% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.69 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -14.14% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.06 Bn | 9.92 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 14.26% |
| 10 | Ensign | 10.99 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 317.20 Mn | 10.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.69% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.14% |
API Access
Encompass Health Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();