Why is EHC up?
Up 16% so far from Oct 27 to Nov 10.
- Its Oct 28 results:
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Encompass Health (EHC) stock
$141.47
Quality Score
17
In its sector
#38of 552
Checks firing
8of 14
From 52-week high
-1.3%
EHC's Quality Score fell 3 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 17.
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Key facts on EHC
| The company | Free cash flow up 261% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 6 |
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EHC in the news
What's next
Mon Jan 4: Ex-dividend, $0.21 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 15.
EHC catalysts
Coming up
After its last 4 reports it closed +8.4% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Why EHC scores 17
Excellentfor quality, not price, 8 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
- +8Chart checks 8 of 14 firing right now, one point each
- +4Long-term trend above a rising 200-day average, near its 52-week high, at a multi-year high
- Run-up adds
- Size adds
- Profit adds
- Persistence adds
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How EHC ranks in Healthcare
EHC is #38 of 552 by Quality Score.
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When does EHC report earnings, and what happens after?
Expected to report Thu Feb 4, after the close (in 86 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
What EHC reported on Oct 28, 2026
The quarter
Sales of $1.6B, 9% more than a year ago; a profit of $1.51 a share, from $1.24.
“Increase in bad debt as a percent of revenue primarily attributable to a billing and collecting disruption issue following a system conversion in Q2 2026”
Where the sales came from
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.4B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 3)
The outlook
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Net operating revenue | $6,450 to $6,500 |
In the company's words
“Increase in cash tax payments primarily due to higher income, additional bonus depreciation and taxes paid in 2026 related to an underpayment from 2025”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 28)
The numbers
- $14B
- today
- $6.3B
- up 9.4% on the year
- $457M
- last 12 months
Sales grew 11% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.84 a share a year.
Close after the report, last 3
+7.5%+12.6%+7.7%
Apr 30Aug 5Oct 28
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | +9.0% | +7.7% | +15.5% |
| Aug 5, 2026 | +12.5% | +12.6% | +12.6% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +1.4% | +7.5% | +7.2% |
EHC sales and profit by year
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $5.9B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
EHC has 8 of 14 chart checks firing
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EHC RSI today: 67.7, above its 50-day and 200-day averages
RSI 67.7, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
The deep dive on EHC
- What it does and how it makes moneyAnnual report, filed Feb 26, 2026
- Where it stands
- What changed in its filingsSEC filing · Feb 26, 2026
- Who holds and trades it
EHC insider trades
4 insiders sold $29.4M across 8 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
SellAndrew L. Price$630K
EHC's officers and directors
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Which ETFs hold EHC?
In ETFs: EHC is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
About Encompass Health
Encompass Health Corp provides post-acute healthcare services in the United States through a network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, which is the company's sole segment. Inpatient rehabilitation contributes the majority of the firm's revenue and provides specialized rehabilitative treatment through a network of inpatient hospitals. The company's inpatient rehabilitation hospitals provide a higher level of 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.
What Encompass Health says it competes with
“Our inpatient rehabilitation hospitals compete primarily with rehabilitation units, most of which are within acute-care hospitals, in the markets we serve.”
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What does EHC's Quality Score say?
EHC scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #38 of 552 in Healthcare by Quality Score, with 8 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 16% so far from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
What is EHC's Quality Score?
EHC scores 17 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #38 of 552 in Healthcare by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind EHC's 17.
Are insiders buying EHC?
4 insiders sold $29.4M across 8 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Andrew L. Price, Chief Accounting Officer, who sold $630K on Aug 31. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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