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Encompass Health Corporation (EHC)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Birmingham, United States | NYSE
120.85 USD +1.28 (1.071%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 120.85
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:07 a.m. EDT

Encompass Health presents a compelling long-term case driven by robust fundamentals and a superior multi-year price trajectory. The business demonstrates exceptional capital efficiency with a return on equity near 25% and consistent double-digit revenue growth, supported by a strong analyst consensus pointing to substantial upside potential. While the dividend yield is modest, the payout ratio is exceptionally low, ensuring sustainability without pressuring the balance sheet. On the shorter timeline, momentum remains positive as the stock trades well above key moving averages, though options positioning suggests a resistance zone near the 125 level. The combination of steady earnings expansion and a fortress-like operational margin profile makes this a high-conviction hold for patient capital.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.055550
AutoARIMA0.056963
MSTL0.059343
AutoETS0.059498

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 10.03
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.481
Excess Kurtosis -0.03
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 82.121
Revenue per Share 62.248
Market Cap 11,922,260,992
Trailing P/E 19.98
Forward P/E 18.10
Beta 0.60
Profit Margins 10.01%
Website https://www.encompasshealth.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with significant out-of-the-money call open interest at the 140 strike, suggesting bets for further appreciation. However, there is a concentrated wall of put open interest at the 125 strike for September expiration, indicating a perceived floor or hedging strategy against a drop to that level. Implied volatility remains moderate.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 0.71% 0.73% 1.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.190000 0.187395
2026-04-01 0.190000 0.195112
2026-01-02 0.190000 0.178622
2025-10-01 0.190000 0.152586
2025-07-01 0.170000 0.141173
2025-04-01 0.170000 0.167852
2025-01-02 0.170000 0.185084
2024-10-01 0.170000 0.177564
2024-07-01 0.150000 0.175726
2024-03-28 0.150000 0.181642
2023-12-29 0.150000 0.224820
2023-09-29 0.150000 0.223347
2023-06-30 0.150000 0.221533
2023-03-31 0.150000 0.277264
2022-12-30 0.150000 0.250794
2022-09-30 0.150000 0.331638
2022-07-12 0.280000 0.580913
2022-03-31 0.222753 0.393757
2021-12-31 0.222753 0.429054
2021-09-30 0.222753 0.373135
2021-06-30 0.222753 0.358837
2021-03-31 0.222753 0.341881
2020-12-31 0.222753 0.338615
2020-09-30 0.222753 0.430903
2020-06-30 0.222753 0.452124
2020-03-31 0.222753 0.437296
2019-12-31 0.222753 0.404216
2019-09-30 0.222753 0.442479
2019-06-28 0.214797 0.426136
2019-03-29 0.214797 0.462328
2018-12-31 0.214797 0.437601
2018-09-28 0.214797 0.346376
2018-06-29 0.198886 0.369167
2018-03-29 0.198886 0.437292
2017-12-29 0.198886 0.505970
2017-09-29 0.198886 0.539374
2017-06-29 0.190931 0.494438
2017-03-30 0.190931 0.564043
2016-12-29 0.190931 0.577618
2016-09-29 0.190931 0.592301
2016-06-29 0.182975 0.593701
2016-03-30 0.182975 0.616290
2015-12-29 0.182975 0.650819
2015-09-29 0.182975 0.609109
2015-06-29 0.167064 0.456620
2015-03-30 0.167064 0.468749
2014-12-30 0.167064 0.539844
2014-09-29 0.167064 0.572050
2014-06-27 0.143198 0.498063
2014-03-28 0.143198 0.513259
2013-12-30 0.143198 0.542168
2013-09-27 0.143198 0.524322
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.84
dividendYield 0.7
exDividendDate 2026-10-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.76
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0063561094
lastDividendValue 0.19
lastDividendDate 2026-07-01
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.033387244
Address1 9,001 Liberty Parkway
All Time High 127.99
All Time Low 0.039777
Ask 127.95
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 863,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,009,322
Average Volume 1,009,322
Average Volume10Days 863,150
Beta 0.6
Bid 103.5
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 2
Book Value 26.293
City Birmingham
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 120.85
Current Ratio 1.192
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 121.655
Day Low 118.99
Debt To Equity 82.121
Display Name Encompass Health
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 0.84
Dividend Yield 0.7
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,024,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,024,800
Earnings Growth 0.108
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.083
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 1,463,500,032
Ebitda Margins 0.23582001
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.605
Enterprise To Revenue 2.501
Enterprise Value 15,520,261,120
Eps Current Year 6.11315
Eps Forward 6.678
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.05
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 112.6174
Fifty Day Average Change 8.232597
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.073102355
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.3387244
Fifty Two Week High 127.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.1399994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.055785604
Fifty Two Week Low 92.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 28.080002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3026841
Fifty Two Week Range 92.77 - 127.99
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 527,952,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.09
Float Shares 97,646,133
Forward Eps 6.678
Forward P E 18.096735
Free Cashflow 229,924,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 29,699
Fullday Change 1.28
Fullday Change Percent 1.0705
Fullday Price 120.85
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.43865
Gross Profits 2,722,299,904
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.008719999
Held Percent Institutions 1.00371
Implied Shares Outstanding 98,653,384
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Industry Disp Medical Care Facilities
Industry Key medical-care-facilities
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Last Dividend Value 0.19
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,656,633,600
Last Split Factor 1,257:1000
Long Business Summary Encompass Health Corporation operates inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers specialized rehabilitative treatment, using technology and therapy, on an inpatient basis for patients recovering from a major injury or illness and seeking to regain functional ability, independence, and quality of life; medical, nursing, therapy, and ancillary services; and rehabilitative care to patients who are recovering from conditions, such as stroke and other neurological disorders, cardiac and pulmonary conditions, brain and spinal cord injuries, complex orthopedic conditions, and amputations. It offers services through the Medicare program to the federal government, managed care plans and private insurers, state governments, and other patients. The company was formerly known as HealthSouth Corporation and changed its name to Encompass Health Corporation in January 2018. Encompass Health Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Long Name Encompass Health Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 11,922,260,992
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_29374
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 603,699,968
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,795,985,124
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 120.43
Operating Cashflow 1,212,499,968
Operating Margins 0.18054001
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1269
Peg Ratio 0.41
Phone 205 967 7116
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 120.85
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 119.57
Price Eps Current Year 19.768858
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.5962806
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9210553
Profit Margins 0.10005999
Quick Ratio 0.91
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.28
Regular Market Change Percent 1.0705
Regular Market Day High 121.655
Regular Market Day Low 118.99
Regular Market Day Range 118.99 - 121.655
Regular Market Open 120.43
Regular Market Previous Close 119.57
Regular Market Price 120.85
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 887,881
Return On Assets 0.09803
Return On Equity 0.24968
Revenue Growth 0.096
Revenue Per Share 62.248
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 98,653,384
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0332
Shares Short 3,274,646
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,917,662
Short Name Encompass Health Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0374
Short Ratio 3.47
Source Interval 15
State AL
Symbol EHC
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 140.0
Target Mean Price 148.16667
Target Median Price 150.0
Total Cash 107,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.092
Total Debt 2,842,299,904
Total Revenue 6,206,099,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.76
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0063561094
Trailing Eps 6.05
Trailing P E 19.975206
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 107.01495
Two Hundred Day Average Change 13.835045
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12928142
Type Disp Equity
Volume 887,881
Website https://www.encompasshealth.com
Zip 35,242