Chemed Corporation
CHE | NYSE
$496.62
-$3 (-0.60%)
At close: Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$495.02
-$1.60 (-0.32%)
After-hours:
Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 PM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $6.53B
Enterprise Value $6.78B
Beta 0.51
Average Volume 191.17K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 13.42M
Shares Change YoY -8.1%
Institutional Ownership 96.30%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US16359R1032
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -7.8%
Price Change 3M 12.5%
Price Change 6M 33.6%
Price Change YTD 17.9%
Price Change 1Y 9.6%
Price Change 3Y -2.4%
Price Change 5Y 6.7%
1M CAGR (ann.) -9.5%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 9.6%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 1.2%
All-Time CAGR 15.0%
Valuation
PE Ratio 25.08
Forward PE 16.62
PEG Ratio 16.98
Forward PEG 3.45
PS Ratio 2.52
Forward PS 2.30
PB Ratio 7.86
P/FCF Ratio 20.18
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 21.42
P/OCF Ratio 17.20
EV/Sales 2.61
EV/EBIT 18.57
EV/EBITDA 15.72
EV/FCF 20.97
Earnings Yield 4.0%
FCF Yield 5.0%
Adj. FCF Yield 4.7%
Financial Health
Net Debt $254.57M
Total Debt $294.79M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $40.22M
Total Assets $1.58B
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.89
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.40
Debt / EBITDA 0.68
Debt / FCF 0.91
OCF / Debt 1.32
Interest Coverage 72.40
Altman Z-Score 10.34
Piotroski F-Score 6
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 30.4%
Operating Profit Margin 13.5%
EBITDA Margin 16.6%
Net Profit Margin 10.6%
FCF Margin 12.5%
Adj. FCF Margin 11.8%
SBC / Revenue 0.7%
SBC Impact (per share) -5.8%
Returns
Return on Assets 17.4%
Return on Equity 29.4%
Return on Invested Capital 19.5%
Return on Capital Employed 27.7%
Return on Tangible Assets 34.3%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.9%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 4.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 5.2%
EPS CAGR 3Y 9.9%
EPS CAGR 5Y 1.4%
EPS CAGR 10Y 12.2%
FCF CAGR 3Y 5.0%
FCF CAGR 5Y 2.7%
FCF CAGR 10Y 9.6%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 9
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Oct 26, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $6.39
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 21.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $684.51M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 9.5%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $166.52
Graham Upside -66.7%
Lynch Fair Value $99.60
Lynch Upside -80.1%
Price Target $554
Price Target Upside 10.9%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $389.95M
Free Cash Flow $323.61M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $304.89M
FCF Per Share $24.11
OCF Per Share $29.05
OCF/S Ratio 15.0%
Income Statement
Revenue $2.6B
Gross Profit $789.96M
Operating Income $349.19M
EBITDA $431.72M
Net Income $274.99M
EPS (Diluted) $19.92
Revenue / Employee $164.13K
Profit / Employee $17.39K
Employees 15,811
Dividends
Annual Dividend $2.50
Dividend Yield 0.50%
Payout Ratio 12.6%
FCF Payout Ratio 10.3%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 10.9%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 19.1%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 16, 2026
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