Encompass Health Corp (EHC) is fairly valued and Universal Health Services Inc (UHS) is undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, UHS trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +62%, against +3% for EHC.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
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
Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $471.63; the price of $179.29 is 62% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | EHC | UHS |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Fairly valued | Undervalued |
| Price | $122.76 | $179.29 |
| Intrinsic value | $126.92 | $471.63 |
| Margin of safety | +3% | +62% |
| Leak Score | 59/100 (3/12) | 100/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $12.1B | $10.6B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 5.0% | 8.5% |
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 11.4% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | 24.8% | 21.0% |
| Debt to equity | 1.09 | 0.70 |
| P/E | 20.0x | 7.3x |
| Forward P/E | 18.4x | 7.5x |
| P/B | 4.7x | 1.4x |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | 0.5% |