Chemed (CHE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Chemed (CHE) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.11 for Q1 2026, down 69.46% year-over-year from 0.38 in Q1 2025, and up 58.49% on a QoQ basis from 0.07 in Q4 2025.

Chemed (CHE) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chemed (CHE) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.11 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 69.46% year-over-year to 0.11; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.09 (down 4.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.1, up 32.26% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.11 for Q1 2026 at Chemed, up from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.38 in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.05 in Q4 2024.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.12, with a median of 0.09 recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 78.53% in 2022 and soared 350.27% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.07 in 2022, then retreated by 8.87% to 0.06 in 2023, then decreased by 21.24% to 0.05 in 2024, then surged by 47.17% to 0.07 in 2025, then surged by 58.49% to 0.11 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.11, 0.07, and 0.13 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -
10 Brookdale Senior Living 3.76 Bn 3.50 Bn 727.83 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.11
Dec 31, 2025 0.07
Sep 30, 2025 0.13
Jun 30, 2025 0.06
Mar 31, 2025 0.38
Dec 31, 2024 0.05
Sep 30, 2024 0.10
Jun 30, 2024 0.09
Mar 31, 2024 0.08
Dec 31, 2023 0.06
Sep 30, 2023 0.35
Jun 30, 2023 0.05
Mar 31, 2023 0.13
Dec 31, 2022 0.07
Sep 30, 2022 0.15
Jun 30, 2022 0.12
Mar 31, 2022 0.06
Dec 31, 2021 0.11
Sep 30, 2021 0.05
Jun 30, 2021 0.58