ENSIGN GROUP, INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $10.29B
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.1
- Dividend yield
- 0.15%
About Ensign
Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities, SIC 8051
The Ensign Group, Inc. is a healthcare holding company that provides skilled nursing, senior living, and rehabilitative services, along with healthcare real estate leasing. The organization operates through two primary segments: Skilled Services and Standard Bearer. Its Skilled Services segment offers short-term and long-term nursing, rehabilitation therapies, and specialized care such as ventilator management and on-site dialysis. The Standard Bearer segment acquires and leases post-acute healthcare real estate under triple-net arrangements. The company also supplies mobile diagnostic, medical transportation, and senior housing services. Its customers include elderly individuals, high-acuity patients recovering from surgeries or medical conditions, and third-party healthcare operators.
As of year-end 2025, the company operates across 17 U.S. states. Its network encompasses 373 skilled nursing and senior living facilities, containing 37,911 skilled nursing beds and 3,402 senior living units, alongside 158 owned real estate properties. The provided text notes a service center in California but does not state a corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Ensign's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- ENSIGN GROUP, INC
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Address
- 29222 Rancho Viejo Rd., Suite 127 92675
- Phone
- (949) 487-9500
- Employees
- 46,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, Costa Mesa, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- ENSG
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Nov 9, 2007
- Shares outstanding
- 58M, Jul 23, 2026
- Public float
- $5.96B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Feb 10, 2016; 2-for-1, Dec 24, 2015
- SEC CIK
- 1125376
- CUSIP
- 29358P101
- ISIN
- US29358P1012
- LEI
- 5493003K4HEEA8Q0BC72
- EIN
- 33-0861263
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne D. Snapper | CFO, Director | 348,807 |
| Barry Port | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 231,264 |
| Christopher R. Christensen | Executive Chairman, Director | 1,183,531 |
| Spencer Burton | President and COO | 65,970 |
| Chad Keetch | CIO and EVP | 109,735 |
| Beverly B. Wittekind | VP and Chief Legal Officer | 33,135 |
| Pison Marivic Uychiat | Director | 13,678 |
| Ann Scott Blouin | Director | 23,677 |
| John O. Agwunobi | Director | 9,503 |
| Daren Shaw | Director | 24,926 |
| Barry M. Smith | Director | 21,952 |
| Mark Vincent Parkinson | Director | 3,900 |
| Swati Bargotra Abbott | Director | 20,832 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr. Port | $13.80M | $16.29M | $8.11M | $241 | $228 |
| FY2024 Mr. Port | $10.96M | $11.51M | $7.18M | $297 | $158 |
| FY2023 Mr. Port | $11.05M | $9.70M | $7.42M | $250 | $114 |
| FY2022 Mr. Port | $8.02M | $8.00M | $5.33M | $210 | $88 |
| FY2021 Mr. Port | $7.42M | $7.48M | $4.91M | $186 | $103 |
| FY2020 Mr. Port | $6.52M | $7.49M | $4.14M | $161 | $99 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At December 31, 2025, we had approximately 46,000 full-time equivalent employees who were employed by our Service Center and our independent subsidiaries.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2019 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 1, 2019 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jun 17, 2014 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Jun 5, 2014 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Nov 7, 2013 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Nov 9, 2007 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Oct 19, 2007 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |