CHE vs RHEP vs AVAH Stock Comparison

Chemed, Regional Health Properties and Aveanna Healthcare Holdings 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
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings 6, Chemed 2, Regional Health Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHERHEPAVAHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.97B $3.93M $2.85B CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x 0.9x 10.9x RHEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x — 15.4x AVAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +200.4% +16.8% RHEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.4% 10.2% AVAH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.7x 4.0x AVAH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.47% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% -22.5% +33.1% AVAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr -31.3%/yr +11.1%/yr AVAH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 70.9% 47.8% CHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 54/100 68/100 AVAH

Percentile Scorecard

CHERHEPAVAH

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

AxisCHERHEPAVAH
Valuation 43 #53 of 92 53 #44 of 92 71 #27 of 92
Growth 14 #75 of 87 56 #39 of 87 84 #15 of 87
Profitability 64 #32 of 86 53 #41 of 86 94 #6 of 86
Financial Health 48 #51 of 97 8 #89 of 97 21 #77 of 97
Shareholder Returns 46 #30 of 55 98 #2 of 55 –
Overall 43 54 68
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • RHEP ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • AVAH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHERHEPAVAHSPY
1 month +3.7%-6.5%+2.9% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%-1.0%+33.9% +5.9%
6 months +25.8%-25.4%+99.4% +8.5%
Year to date +24.6%-21.9%+59.9% +13.3%
1 year +21.5%-22.5%+33.1% +12.4%
3 years -5.6%-52.6%+988.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.9%-22.0%+121.7% +23.5%
5 years +10.6%-84.7%+69.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.0%-31.3%+11.1% +11.0%
10 years +285.8%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.5%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHERHEPAVAHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%70.9%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%79.2%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.01-0.180.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.320.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-87.2%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-33.3%-9.2% -0.9%
52-week high $552.43$1.50$14.38 $779.14
52-week low $368.59$0.95$6.22 $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.

MultipleCHERHEPAVAH
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 25.6x 0.9xmedian 25.6x 10.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 8.5xmedian 16.3x 13.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 21.3x -1.0xmedian 21.3x —median 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 3.3x -2.3xmedian 3.3x 9.9xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 0.68 -0.01median 0.68 0.25median 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 monthsCHERHEPAVAH
Revenue $2.66B $81.52M $2.54B
Gross profit – $63.95M $845.45M
Operating income $370.86M $1.57M $284.64M
Net income $282.40M $4.07M $260.11M
Free cash flow – -$3.98M –
EPS (diluted) $21.40 $1.13 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $48.43M $1.73M $97.20M
Total debt – $153.24M $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 13.20M 3.93M 224.86M
Enterprise value $6.97B -$2.92M $2.31B

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
MetricCHERHEPAVAH
P/E 24.9x 0.9x 10.9x
P/FCF 20.7x -1.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x -1.5x –
P/S 2.6x 0.0x 1.1x
P/B 8.1x -2.3x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 8.9x -0.6x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA – 8.5x 13.5x
EV/EBIT – 26.5x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.5x 1.6x
EV/FCF – -10.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x -16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 -0.01 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHERHEPAVAH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 200.4% 16.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 40.0% 11.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% 368.7% 34.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 31.7% 58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 195.5% 1,302%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 41.9% 47.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 149.6% 1,212%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -59.3% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.5% -258.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -47.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -445.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -75.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHERHEPAVAH
Gross margin – 78.5% 33.2%
EBITDA margin – 6.0% 11.8%
Operating margin – 1.9% 11.2%
Pretax margin – -1.1% 6.0%
Net margin – 5.4% 10.2%
FCF margin – -4.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% -3.2% –
Return on equity – – 108.0%
Return on assets – 6.0% 12.6%
Return on invested capital – – 18.4%
Return on capital employed – 3.9% 17.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHERHEPAVAH
Debt / assets – 58.1% 61.6%
Debt / equity – -23.1x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.7x 4.0x
Debt / FCF – -9.9x –
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 102.5% 86.4%
Equity / assets 50.1% -2.5% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – -0.58 1.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHERHEPAVAH
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.

ConsensusCHERHEPAVAH
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 – 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.52FY2026 – $0.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.1%FY2026 – +41.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% – +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 – $2.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 – +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% – +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHERHEPAVAH
Held by institutions 100.0% – 92.5%
Institutions holding 527 – 215
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% – +1.8%
Institutions buying 276 – 151
Institutions selling 186 – 52
Buyers to sellers 1.48 – 2.90

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.

CHERHEPAVAH
CHE 1.00 -0.08 0.18
RHEP -0.08 1.00 0.01
AVAH 0.18 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHE, RHEP and AVAH?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemed (CHE) $6.97B, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) $3.93M, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) $2.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHE, RHEP and AVAH?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chemed (CHE) 24.9x, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.9x, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) is cheapest (Chemed (CHE) 20.1x, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 15.4x). 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%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) +200.4%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +16.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) has the highest net margin (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 5.4%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) returned the most: Chemed (CHE) +21.5%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -22.5%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +33.1%. Over five years, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) compounded fastest (Chemed (CHE) +2.0%/yr, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -31.3%/yr, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +11.1%/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%. Regional Health Properties (RHEP) and Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemed (CHE) has been the steadiest (Chemed (CHE) 30.2%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 70.9%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) leads on 6. 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.