Encompass Health dividend and valuation

EHC · NYSE · USD

$122.49Change from previous close: −1.76%Absolute change: −$2.20

Close · October 7, 2026

Valuation

Encompass Health paid $0.78 per share in dividends over the last 12 months (yield 0.6%). Last ex-dividend date: October 1, 2026. The P/E ratio is 20.9. The average price target of 12 analysts is $148.17.

Data as of October 7, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$12.3B
Enterprise value
$15.9B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
20.9
Forward P/E
18.7
PEG
0.41
Price/book
4.74
Price/sales
1.98
EV/EBITDA
10.9
EV/revenue
2.56

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
43.9%
Operating margin
18.1%
Net margin
10.0%
ROE
25.0%
ROA
9.8%
ROIC
14.5%
Revenue growth (year over year)
9.6%
Earnings growth (year over year)
10.8%

Financial health

Total cash
$107.7M
Total debt
$2.84B
Debt/equity
0.82
Current ratio
1.19
Quick ratio
0.91
Altman Z-Score
3.32
Piotroski F-Score
7.00

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$0.78
Dividend yield
0.6%
Payout ratio
13.0%
Ex-dividend date
October 1, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$148.17
Median price target
$150.00
High price target
$155.00
Low price target
$140.00
Analysts with a price target
12
Consensus
Strong buy
Forward EPS
$6.68
EPS estimate, current year
$6.11

Shares and trading

Beta
0.60
Average volume
919.46K
Shares outstanding
98.65M
Float
97.65M
Institutional ownership
100.9%
Insider ownership
0.9%
Short interest (% of float)
3.4%
Short ratio (days)
3.73