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ENSIGN GROUP, INC ENSG

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities · website · IPO 2007-11-12

ENSIGN GROUP, INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$9.5B
P / E27.7×
P / S1.9×
P / B4.3×
Dividend yield0.15%
Net margin6.8%
Return on equity15.4%
Net cash$359.5M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.7×
Enterprise value USD$9.2B
EV / EBITDA17.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.6%
Return on capital9.3%
Graham number -61.1%$70.63

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($70.63); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.00% 2.50% 5.30% 5.40% 7.10% 7.40% 7.40% 5.60% 7.00% 6.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
5.60% 2.70% 4.80% 6.30% 9.30% 9.90% 9.80% 6.80% 8.40% 8.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.90% 8.10% 15.30% 16.80% 20.80% 19.10% 18.00% 14.00% 16.20% 15.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
52.1M 52.8M 54.4M 56.0M 55.8M 56.9M 56.9M 57.3M 58.2M 58.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$226.5M $273.7M $215.0M $271.2M -$118.9M -$102.2M -$160.0M -$357.2M -$316.2M -$359.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.00% 3.70% 7.80% 4.70% 6.70% 6.80% 6.50% 5.00% 6.40% 6.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.50% 1.60% 9.10% 5.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.62× 0.63× 0.41× 0.50× 0.14× 0.16× 0.13× 0.10× 0.08× 0.06× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.96 $0.77 $1.70 $1.97 $3.06 $3.42 $3.95 $3.65 $5.12 $5.84 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ENSIGN GROUP, INC trades at about 31.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.8×–31×, median 25.6×).

19.8× 31.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (19.8×–31×); dot = today's 31.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin8.4%8.4%6.8%9.8%9.9%9.3%6.3%4.8%2.7%5.6%
Net margin6.8%7.0%5.6%7.4%7.4%7.1%5.4%5.3%2.5%3.0%
FCF margin——————5.9%9.1%1.6%0.5%
Return on assets6.3%6.4%5.0%6.5%6.8%6.7%4.7%7.8%3.7%5.0%
Return on equity15.4%16.2%14.0%18.0%19.1%20.8%16.8%15.3%8.1%10.9%
Debt / equity0.06×0.08×0.10×0.13×0.16×0.14×0.50×0.41×0.63×0.62×
Current ratio1.421.561.421.341.221.041.201.291.631.58

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.