CHE vs OPCH vs RHEP Stock Comparison

Chemed, Option Care Health and Regional Health Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHE Chemed Corp
$533.23 +3.7% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.97B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
0.47%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins
OPCH Option Care Health, Inc.
$31.29 +36.6% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.69B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Option Care Health leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Option Care Health 4, Chemed 3, Regional Health Properties 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHEOPCHRHEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.97B $4.69B $3.93M CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x 22.8x 0.9x RHEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 16.1x — OPCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +5.9% +200.4% RHEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.7% 5.4% RHEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 7.7x OPCH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.47% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +11.0% -22.5% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +2.7%/yr -31.3%/yr OPCH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 52.0% 70.9% CHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 54/100 54/100 OPCH

Percentile Scorecard

CHEOPCHRHEP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHEOPCHRHEP
Valuation 43 #53 of 92 79 #20 of 92 53 #44 of 92
Growth 14 #75 of 87 26 #65 of 87 56 #39 of 87
Profitability 64 #32 of 86 68 #28 of 86 53 #41 of 86
Financial Health 48 #51 of 97 42 #57 of 97 8 #89 of 97
Shareholder Returns 46 #30 of 55 – 98 #2 of 55
Overall 43 54 54
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • OPCH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • RHEP ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHEOPCHRHEPSPY
1 month +3.7%+36.6%-6.5% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%+30.8%-1.0% +5.9%
6 months +25.8%+16.4%-25.4% +8.5%
Year to date +24.6%-1.8%-21.9% +13.3%
1 year +21.5%+11.0%-22.5% +12.4%
3 years -5.6%+17.5%-52.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.9%+5.5%-22.0% +23.5%
5 years +10.6%+14.5%-84.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.0%+2.7%-31.3% +11.0%
10 years +285.8%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.5%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHEOPCHRHEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%52.0%70.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%50.4%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.05-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.21-0.32 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-46.7%-87.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-14.5%-33.3% -0.9%
52-week high $552.43$36.59$1.50 $779.14
52-week low $368.59$19.52$0.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHEOPCHRHEP
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 25.6x 22.8xmedian 25.6x 0.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 13.8xmedian 16.3x 8.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 21.3x 15.4xmedian 21.3x -1.0xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 3.3x 3.7xmedian 3.3x -2.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 0.68 22.11median 0.68 -0.01median 0.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHEOPCHRHEP
Revenue $2.66B $5.69B $81.52M
Gross profit – $1.09B $63.95M
Operating income $370.86M $333.69M $1.57M
Net income $282.40M $209.58M $4.07M
Free cash flow – $303.85M -$3.98M
EPS (diluted) $21.40 $1.37 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $48.43M $193.77M $1.73M
Total debt – $1.16B $153.24M
Shares (diluted) 13.20M 153.49M 3.93M
Enterprise value $6.97B $3.77B -$2.92M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHEOPCHRHEP
P/E 24.9x 22.8x 0.9x
P/FCF 20.7x 15.4x -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 13.5x -1.5x
P/S 2.6x 0.8x 0.0x
P/B 8.1x 3.7x -2.3x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 4.8x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 8.5x
EV/EBIT – 16.9x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 18.6x -10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 16.3x -16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 22.11 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHEOPCHRHEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 5.9% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 11.3% 40.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% -0.1% 368.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 6.3% 31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -0.8% 195.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -4.4% 41.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 6.1% 149.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 1.0% -59.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.5% 24.0% -258.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -3.8% -47.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.0% -445.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.7% -75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHEOPCHRHEP
Gross margin – 19.1% 78.5%
EBITDA margin – 7.2% 6.0%
Operating margin – 5.9% 1.9%
Pretax margin – 5.0% -1.1%
Net margin – 3.7% 5.4%
FCF margin – 5.3% -4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% 6.1% -3.2%
Return on equity – 16.0% –
Return on assets – 6.2% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% –
Return on capital employed – 13.0% 3.9%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHEOPCHRHEP
Debt / assets – 34.3% 58.1%
Debt / equity – 0.9x -23.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 7.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x -9.9x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 62.7% 102.5%
Equity / assets 50.1% 37.3% -2.5%
Interest coverage – 6.2x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.88 -0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHEOPCHRHEP
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield – – 28.4%
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 28.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHEOPCHRHEP
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $26.52FY2026 $1.94FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +23.1%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +12.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $5.93BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% -2.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHEOPCHRHEP
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 527 372 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -4.6% –
Institutions buying 276 212 –
Institutions selling 186 121 –
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.75 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHEOPCHRHEP
CHE 1.00 0.25 -0.08
OPCH 0.25 1.00 0.06
RHEP -0.08 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHE, OPCH and RHEP?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemed (CHE) $6.97B, Option Care Health (OPCH) $4.69B, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) $3.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, CHE, OPCH and RHEP?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chemed (CHE) 24.9x, Option Care Health (OPCH) 22.8x, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Option Care Health (OPCH) is cheapest (Chemed (CHE) 20.1x, Option Care Health (OPCH) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, Option Care Health (OPCH) +5.9%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) has the highest net margin (Option Care Health (OPCH) 3.7%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Chemed (CHE) +21.5%, Option Care Health (OPCH) +11.0%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -22.5%. Over five years, Option Care Health (OPCH) compounded fastest (Chemed (CHE) +2.0%/yr, Option Care Health (OPCH) +2.7%/yr, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chemed (CHE) 0.47%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.00%. Option Care Health (OPCH) and Regional Health Properties (RHEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemed (CHE) has been the steadiest (Chemed (CHE) 30.2%, Option Care Health (OPCH) 52.0%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 70.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHE, OPCH and RHEP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Option Care Health (OPCH) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.