Ensign (ENSG) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ensign (ENSG) recorded Operating Margin of 9.30% in Q3 2026, up 1.88 percentage points from 7.42% a year earlier and up 0.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ensign (ENSG) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ensign's Operating Margin came in at 8.97% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 0.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.41%, unchanged from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -0.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 8.41% in FY2024 (+1.56 pp), 6.85% in FY2023 (-2.96 pp), 9.81% in FY2022 (-0.10 pp) and 9.91% in FY2021 (+0.63 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 6.57 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 6.96 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 8.50% (Q2 2026), 8.99% (Q1 2026) and 9.10% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.37 Bn | 104.21 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 45.03 Bn | 40.66 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.60% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.12 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.44 Bn | 26.52 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.93 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -36.78% |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.41 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 3.81% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.27 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -13.82% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.98 Bn | 14.44 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 13.86% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.35 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 13.95% |
| 10 | Ensign | 10.80 Bn | 8.92 Bn | 317.20 Mn | 9.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.30% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.47% |
API Access
Ensign Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ENSG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ENSG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ENSG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();