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

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

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

Chemed's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.11 for 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 was 0.11 for Q1 2026 at Chemed, up from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.38 in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.05 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.12 across 5 years, with a median of 0.09 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 78.53% in 2022, then soared 350.27% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.07 in 2022, then dropped by 8.87% to 0.06 in 2023, then declined 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.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.11 (Q1 2026), 0.07 (Q4 2025), and 0.13 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.60
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
10 Concentra Group Holdings Parent 3.59 Bn 3.54 Bn 170.47 Mn 0.81

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