The Ensign Group (ENSG) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.03
- Estimate
- $1.97
- Surprise
- +3.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $1.48B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.5 → 5.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
The Ensign Group (ENSG) beat the $1.97 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.03 — a clear 3.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.5/10) to Hold at 5.5/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ENSG Hold at 5.5/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.1% surprise compares with a +3.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: skilled nursing facilities (95.6%)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.3)
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $169.50
- Price target
- $191.40
- Stop
- $163.38
- Upside to target
- +12.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.6:1
The stock trades at 26.6× trailing but 19.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ENSG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Medical Care Facilities
- Market cap
- $9.88B
- P/E (fwd)
- 19.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 26.6
- 52-week range
- $141.58–$218.00
- Off 52-week high
- 22.2%
- RSI (14)
- 50
- Volume vs avg
- 1.91×
- Score today
- 5.5/10