Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Encompass Health's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 18.43% for Q2 2026, up 0.10 percentage points from 18.33% a year earlier but down 1.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Encompass Health (EHC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Encompass Health reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 18.59%, up 1.11 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 18.13%, up 1.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +3.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.51% in FY2024 (+0.87 pp), 15.64% in FY2023 (+1.23 pp), 14.41% in FY2022 (-2.26 pp) and 16.67% in FY2021 (+1.62 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 13.35% (Q3 2022) to 20.20% (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.61 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 8.86 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EHC's Return on Sales [ROS] at 20.20% (Q1 2026), 18.64% (Q4 2025) and 16.97% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 15.29% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 18.43% |
| 10 | Davita | 11.43 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.29% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.12% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.64% |
Encompass Health Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();