Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Encompass Health's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 24.97% for Q3 2026, up 1.61 percentage points from 23.36% a year earlier and up 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Encompass Health's Return on Equity [ROE] was 25.26%, up 1.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +5.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 23.64% in FY2024 (+0.95 pp), 22.69% in FY2023 (+5.19 pp), 17.49% in FY2022 (-6.41 pp) and 23.91% in FY2021 (+3.77 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2019.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 4.86 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 5.94 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EHC's Return on Equity [ROE] at 24.83% (Q2 2026), 24.85% (Q1 2026) and 23.91% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.44 Bn | 104.53 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 46.38 Bn | 42.00 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.92% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.37 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 11.52% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.52 Bn | 26.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 14.97% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.21 Bn | 12.51 Bn | - | 54.59% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.35 Bn | 16.97 Bn | 236.15 Mn | - |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 15.33 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -37.62% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.30 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.86 Bn | 13.49 Bn | - | 24.97% |
| 10 | Davita | 11.86 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 1.13 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.97% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.40% |
Encompass Health Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();