Chemed (CHE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Chemed (CHE) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 12.86% for Q1 2026, down 178.0% year-over-year from 16.49% in Q1 2025, and down 18.29% on a QoQ basis from 15.74% in Q4 2025.

Chemed (CHE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chemed (CHE) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 12.86% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 178.0% year-over-year to 12.86%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.91% (down 271.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.37%, down 170.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 12.86% for Q1 2026 at Chemed, down from 15.74% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 19.01% in Q4 2023, with the low at 35.29% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 11.79%, with a median of 14.79% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 5431 bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of 475 bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 35.29% in 2022, then soared by 154 bps to 19.01% in 2023, then fell by 6 bps to 17.79% in 2024, then declined by 12 bps to 15.74% in 2025, then dropped by 18 bps to 12.86% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 12.86%, 15.74%, and 11.96% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -2.96%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 12.86%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 24.14%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.11%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 3.76%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 8.99%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 11.19%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.45%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn 17.01%
10 Brookdale Senior Living 3.76 Bn 3.50 Bn 727.83 Mn 6.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.86%
Dec 31, 2025 15.74%
Sep 30, 2025 11.96%
Jun 30, 2025 11.00%
Mar 31, 2025 14.65%
Dec 31, 2024 17.79%
Sep 30, 2024 15.20%
Jun 30, 2024 14.79%
Mar 31, 2024 12.28%
Dec 31, 2023 19.01%
Sep 30, 2023 15.38%
Jun 30, 2023 12.55%
Mar 31, 2023 13.00%
Dec 31, 2022 -35.29%
Sep 30, 2022 15.36%
Jun 30, 2022 17.30%
Mar 31, 2022 16.85%
Dec 31, 2021 -31.69%
Sep 30, 2021 17.24%
Jun 30, 2021 13.47%