CHE

NYSE Chemed Corporation
Oct 23, 2026 · 7:00 AM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$519.00 ↓ -1.15 (-0.22%) Trading Down from the previous close of $520.15

YTD change
+21.30%
vs 20-day SMA
+2.04%
vs 200-day SMA
+12.72%

Price ranges

Previous day
$510.16 $522.59
open $513.60 close $520.15
+$6.55 (+1.28%)
Today
$0.00 $0.00
$519.00
Past week
$506.01 $522.59
from $515.44 now $519.00
+$3.56 (+0.69%)
Past month
$493.43 $522.59
from $495.65 now $519.00
+$23.35 (+4.71%)
This year
$365.21 $557.00
from $427.86 now $519.00
+$91.14 (+21.30%)

Price & Performance

+137.18 (+35.82%) / 6M

$369.39$435.03$500.66$566.30Apr 23Jul 24Oct 22

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Very Good
  • The stock is 20.7% away from all-time highs of $654.62
  • CHE is up 21% since the beginning of the year
  • CHE is up 19% over the past 12 months
  • CHE is up 5% over the past 1 month
  • 5% of all CHE investors are betting against CHE
  • Number of investors short CHE has gone up 6% versus last month

CHE reads very good: price sits above both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is +19.5%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $6.06
Earnings momentum +5.8% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change +5.8%

Valuation

P/E ratio 25.72
Enterprise value $7.2B
Beta 0.41

Balance sheet & scale

Income$275.0K
Revenue$2.6B
Cash$40.2M
Debt$329.1K
Income / Debt 0.84×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Health Care and Social Assistance
Sub Sector Ambulatory Health Care Services
Market cap $6.8B

Chemed Corp. engages in the provision of healthcare and maintenance services. It operates through the VITAS and Roto-Rooter segments. The VITAS segment offers hospice and palliative care services to patients through a network of physicians, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, clergy, and volunteers. The Roto-Rooter segment includes plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and other related services to residential and commercial customers. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
BTSG BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. $60.86 -2.41%
OPCH Option Care Health Inc $31.29 +0.00%
AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc $13.32 +2.54%
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation $122.67 +4.00%
EXETF Extendicare Inc. $20.00 +4.71%

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