Ensign (ENSG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Ensign (ENSG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.57% for Q1 2026, up 16.0% year-over-year from 8.25% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 9.56% in Q4 2025.
Ensign (ENSG) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.57% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 16.0% year-over-year to 9.57% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.57% (up 16.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.19%, up 46.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 9.57% in Q1 2026 per ENSG's latest filing, from 9.56% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 10.94% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 7.44% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.46% (2025), against an average of 9.32%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 317 bps; it then jumped 223 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ENSG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.69% in 2022, then declined by 30 bps to 7.52% in 2023, then rose by 22 bps to 9.17% in 2024, then advanced by 4 bps to 9.56% in 2025, then climbed by 0 bps to 9.57% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ENSG Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 9.57% (Q1 2026), 9.56% (Q4 2025), and 9.46% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -18.08% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 15.90% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | -2.33% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 9.57% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 16.52% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 12.19% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 26.99% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | Option Care Health | 3.27 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 262.01 Mn | 12.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.46% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.94% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.03% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.49% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.61% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 9.84% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.40% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.05% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.38% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.26% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.91% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.74% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.96% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.61% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.61% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.84% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 12.43% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 14.21% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 17.39% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 17.88% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.95% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 19.25% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 22.93% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 28.67% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 17.87% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 14.23% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 7.03% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 14.03% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.12% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 16.63% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.27% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 18.85% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 21.07% |