Encompass Health Corp (EHC)

Operating return on assets (Operating ROA)

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Operating income (ttm) US$ in thousands 864,500 822,100 727,700 630,500 605,600 604,100 651,700 690,100 688,700 663,500 700,700 721,100 704,800 734,600 658,600 534,900 553,000 522,600 530,700 610,000
Total assets US$ in thousands 6,534,700 6,458,400 6,388,700 6,231,400 6,102,400 5,964,300 5,860,900 5,747,300 5,636,500 5,475,900 7,082,200 6,944,000 6,864,900 6,721,700 6,612,900 6,542,200 6,445,900 6,610,500 6,502,500 6,137,700
Operating ROA 13.23% 12.73% 11.39% 10.12% 9.92% 10.13% 11.12% 12.01% 12.22% 12.12% 9.89% 10.38% 10.27% 10.93% 9.96% 8.18% 8.58% 7.91% 8.16% 9.94%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Operating ROA = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $864,500K ÷ $6,534,700K
= 13.23%

Encompass Health Corp's operating return on assets (ROA) has shown fluctuations over the analyzed period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The operating ROA started at 9.94% in March 2020 and decreased to 7.91% by September 2020. However, the ratio gradually improved to 10.93% by September 2021 and peaked at 13.23% by December 2024.

The company's operating ROA demonstrated variability, showing both increases and decreases throughout the period. The overall trend indicates an improvement in the company's ability to generate operating income relative to its total assets, with some quarters performing better than others. This improvement suggests that Encompass Health Corp has been effectively utilizing its assets to generate operating profits, albeit with some variability in performance.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Operating ROA
Encompass Health Corp
EHC
13.23%
Mednax Inc
MD
6.79%
Select Medical Holdings
SEM
4.75%