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Compared to Estimates, Ensign Group (ENSG) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended September 2026, Ensign Group (ENSG - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.48 billion, up 14.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.03, compared to $1.64 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.71% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.49 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.94, the EPS surprise was +4.64%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Ensign Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Skilled Nursing Average Daily Revenue Rates - Medicare: $812.29 million versus $832.81 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Skilled Nursing Average Daily Revenue Rates - Managed care: $608.68 million versus $612.52 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Skilled Nursing Average Daily Revenue Rates - Private and other payors: $312.06 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $336.06 million.
  • Skilled Nursing Average Daily Revenue Rates - Medicaid: $308.98 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $318.28 million.
  • Skilled Nursing Average Daily Revenue Rates - Other Skilled: $633.17 million compared to the $659.34 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Total Revenue- Skilled Services: $1.42 billion versus $1.44 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14.8% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for Ensign Group here>>>

Shares of Ensign Group have returned +0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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