Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 15.40% for Q2 2026, up 0.65 percentage points from 14.74% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Encompass Health's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 15.61%, up 1.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +7.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 13.83% in FY2024 (+1.54 pp), 12.28% in FY2023 (+2.75 pp), 9.53% in FY2022 (-0.28 pp) and 9.81% in FY2021 (+1.36 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 8.37% (Q2 2022) to 15.41% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.52 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 4.22 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 1.46 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EHC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 15.41% (Q1 2026), 15.23% (Q4 2025) and 14.89% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 105.29 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 21.76% |
| 2 | Natera | 46.06 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -9.90% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.09 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.35% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.58 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.85% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.44 Bn | 16.05 Bn | 236.15 Mn | - |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.16 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 10.04% |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 11.80% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.69 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -57.17% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.06 Bn | 9.92 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 16.52% |
| 10 | Ensign | 10.99 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 317.20 Mn | 14.29% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.80% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.13% |
API Access
Encompass Health Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();