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CHEMED CORP CHE

NYSE · stock · Services-Home Health Care Services · website · IPO 1971-05-27 · LEI

CHEMED CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.1B
P / E23.2×
P / S2.4×
P / B6.3×
P / FCF18.9×
Dividend yield0.52%
Net margin10.5%
Return on equity27.1%
FCF margin12.9%
Return on capital27%
Graham number -69.1%$167.18

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($167.18); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.90% 5.90% 11.50% 11.30% 15.40% 12.60% 11.70% 12.00% 12.40% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
11.30% 6.80% 13.70% 13.30% 18.70% 16.00% 16.10% 15.00% 15.10% 13.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
20.70% 18.20% 34.80% 30.30% 35.40% 43.10% 31.30% 24.60% 27.00% 27.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
16.8M 16.7M 16.8M 16.5M 16.4M 15.9M 15.1M 15.2M 15.2M 14.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$93.4M $90.1M $84.4M $83.8M $152.1M $23.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
12.40% 10.70% 21.10% 17.30% 22.30% 20.00% 17.30% 16.30% 18.10% 17.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.10% 5.90% 13.10% 12.80% 20.70% 11.70% 11.80% 12.10% 15.10% 12.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.21× 0.19× 0.15× 0.12× 0.30× 0.12× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$6.48 $5.86 $12.23 $13.31 $19.48 $16.85 $16.53 $17.93 $19.89 $18.34 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CHEMED CORP trades at about 29.5× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 23.3×–44.5×, median 28.3×).

23.3× 44.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (23.3×–44.5×); dot = today's 29.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin13.4%15.1%15.0%16.1%16.0%18.7%13.3%13.7%6.8%11.3%
Net margin10.5%12.4%12.0%11.7%12.6%15.4%11.3%11.5%5.9%6.9%
FCF margin12.9%15.1%12.1%11.8%11.7%20.7%12.8%13.1%5.9%6.1%
Return on assets17.2%18.1%16.3%17.3%20.0%22.3%17.3%21.1%10.7%12.4%
Return on equity27.1%27.0%24.6%31.3%43.1%35.4%30.3%34.8%18.2%20.7%
Debt / equity———0.12×0.30×—0.12×0.15×0.19×0.21×
Current ratio1.051.381.610.920.761.100.730.830.910.99

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.