CHE Chemed Corp
Data as of close
Healthcare · Services-Home Health Care Services
Chemed Corp (CHE) is a healthcare company in the Services-Home Health Care Services industry, with a market capitalization of $7.1 billion. Shares last traded at $542.64, 3.5% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 19.5%. CHE trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.01, in line with the Services-Home Health Care Services median of 25.01. Net profit margin is 10.6%, above the peer median of 2.7%. Revenue grew 4.1% year over year. The shares yield 0.5% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
CHE Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $32M | $2.19 | 11950% |
| 2024-12-31 | $27M | $1.78 | 8971% |
| 2023-12-31 | $24M | $1.55 | 8624% |
| 2022-12-31 | $22M | $1.46 | 8820% |
| 2021-12-31 | $22M | $1.38 | 8198% |
| 2020-12-31 | $21M | $1.29 | 7% |
| 2019-12-31 | $20M | $1.20 | 9% |
| 2018-12-31 | $19M | $1.11 | 9% |
| 2017-12-31 | $17M | $1.04 | 18% |
| 2016-12-31 | $16M | $0.98 | 15% |
| 2015-12-31 | $16M | $0.90 | 14% |
| 2014-12-31 | $14M | $0.80 | 14% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.45 | 2026-10-29 |
| Q2 2026 | $5.13 | 2026-07-31 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.84 | 2026-04-28 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $5.45 | 2026-02-27 |
| FY 2025 | $18.34 | 2026-02-27 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.46 | 2025-10-31 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Services-Home Health Care Services peers
CHE vs 7 industry peers (Services-Home Health Care Services), by market cap. Data as of close
| BTSG | Brightspring Health Services, Inc. | $13.2B | 32.15 | 0.86 | 2.7% | -0.99% |
| CHE | Chemed Corp | $7.1B | 25.01 | 2.65 | 10.6% | +1.45% |
| OPCH | Option Care Health, Inc. | $5.0B | 24.14 | 0.88 | 3.6% | -0.41% |
| AVAH | Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | $2.9B | 12717.86 | 1.18 | 0.0% | -0.34% |
| ADUS | Addus Homecare Corp | $2.4B | 22.33 | 1.59 | 7.1% | +0.41% |
| AHCO | Adapthealth Corp. | $807M | — | 0.25 | -7.1% | +2.07% |
| BTSGU | BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. | — | — | — | 2.7% | +10.82% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.