Chemed Corporation (CHE)
Health Care · Diversified healthcare services and home services
A diversified holding company operating a leading Medicare-reimbursed hospice and palliative care provider alongside a national residential and commercial plumbing services franchise.
What Chemed Corporation does
Chemed Corporation is a diversified holding company operating two primary segments: VITAS, which provides hospice and palliative care services through a network of physicians, nurses, home health aides, and social workers; and Roto-Rooter, which delivers plumbing, drain cleaning, excavation, water restoration, and related services to residential and commercial customers. The company operates these businesses on a decentralized basis with corporate management responsible for strategic planning, capital allocation, and long-term value creation.
Themes: ["Hospice and palliative care","Home healthcare services","Plumbing and drain services","Medicare reimbursement dependent"]
Fundamentals
- Price$490.46 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$6.4B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+3.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E24.54 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+10.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+32.4% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+25.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.12 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+2.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.52 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.5%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Over 90% of VITAS revenue depends on Medicare reimbursement; loss of Medicare revenue would have material adverse effect on the company","Roto-Rooter's revenue and operating results are significantly impacted by weather patterns and precipitation across the United States","High concentration in Florida for VITAS business, where Medicare patient seasonal migration affects admissions and revenue"]
Competitors & peers
- Amedisys (AMED)
- LHC Group (LHCG)
- Encompass Health (EHC)
- Home Depot (HD)
- Lowe's (LOW)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.