Encompass Health Corporation vs FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG, two Medical Care stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where EHC and FMS diverge most: on ev/ebitda, EHC reads 42.9 and FMS reads 5.2; on fcf yield, EHC reads 3.4% and FMS reads 23.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What EHC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What FMS's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | EHC | FMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $123.21 | $21.05 |
| Market cap | $12.3B | $12.3B |
| Sector | Medical Care | Medical Care |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -2.2% | — |
| P/E | 20.1 | 11.5 |
| P/B | 3.62 | 0.79 |
| P/S | 1.99 | 0.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.9 | 5.2 |
| Revenue growth | +9.5% | +1.5% |
| Operating margin | — | 11.7% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 18.3% | 8.3% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 3.8% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 6.7% |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 23.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.77 | 0.51 |
| Current ratio | 1.19 | 1.26 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.71 | 1.72 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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