DaVita Inc vs Encompass Health Corp

DaVita Inc (DVA) is undervalued and Encompass Health Corp (EHC) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, DVA trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +35%, against +3% for EHC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

DaVita Inc (DVA)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $284.80; the price of $183.72 is 35% below that value, and 83% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 56/100 on 2 of 12 signals

Encompass Health Corp (EHC)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $126.92; the price of $122.76 is 3% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricDVAEHC
VerdictUndervaluedFairly valued
Price$183.72$122.76
Intrinsic value$284.80$126.92
Margin of safety+35%+3%
Leak Score56/100 (2/12)59/100 (3/12)
Market cap$11.7B$12.1B
Revenue growth, 5 years3.4%5.0%
Operating margin14.9%18.0%
Net margin5.9%10.0%
Return on equity635.3%24.8%
Debt to equity1.09
P/E15.5x20.0x
Forward P/E10.8x18.4x
P/B4.7x
Dividend yield0.5%

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