EHC Stock — Encompass Health Corporation

Encompass Health Corporation (EHC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EHC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.61%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 78/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 3658.2% over the past 40.1 years.

Encompass Health Corporation operates inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across the United States and Puerto Rico, providing specialized rehabilitative treatment and therapy services to patients recovering from major injuries or illnesses such as stroke, cardiac conditions, spinal cord injuries, and amputations. The company generates revenue primarily through the Medicare program, managed care plans, private insurers, and state governments. It offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the healthcare sector.

EHC performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3658.2% over the past 40.1 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.1%.

EHC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

78 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.51%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/24/1986

Distribution rate

0.66%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.61%

5-year average yield

0.85

Last close

$127.87 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$12,614,808,212

Average volume

1289662.0

Dividend

$0.21

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.598

Payout ratio

13.4%

P/E ratio

21.38

Forward P/E

18.9036

EPS

$5.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.66%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.61%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EHC risks and drawbacks

EHC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.1%.

Who may consider EHC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EHC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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