Chemed Corporation
CHE
NYSE·Healthcare·Medical - Care Facilities·Mkt cap $6.8B
$519.84
▼ -0.88%
P/E
26.10
Mkt Cap
$6.8B
52-Wk Range
$365.21–$557.00
52-Week Range
$365.21 - $557.00
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Price action
Price chart
Up 12.1% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Established market leadership in hospice care with extensive physician and healthcare provider network
- Roto-Rooter brand recognition and franchise model providing recurring revenue
- Diversified revenue streams reducing dependence on single market segment
- Essential services with inelastic demand characteristics
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.5).
- Premium valuation to Healthcare Facilities peers
Growth
Stable outlook
Aging U.S. population increasing demand for hospice and palliative care services
Value
Premium valuation to Healthcare Facilities peers
Momentum
Strong
+18.4% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Token
0.48% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CHE right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 27, 2026
JUL 28, 2026
Reported EPS of $6.06 vs $5.60 consensus (+8.2% surprise). Revenue of $673.3M vs $665.0M expected (+1.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+8.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+4%
+3%
-0%
+2%
+9%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$606.2M
$640.0M
$646.9M
$618.8M
$624.9M
$639.3M
$657.5M
$673.3M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-29.5%
Operating
13.3%
Profit
10.1%
Wall Street consensus
2 analysts · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: RBC Capital · Jul 30, 2026
vs Industry
How CHE stacks vs Medical - Care Facilities
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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