Chemed (CHE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Chemed's Operating Margin came in at 13.25% for Q2 2026, up 2.25 percentage points from 11.00% a year earlier and up 0.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chemed (CHE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Chemed reported Operating Margin of 13.46%, down 1.23 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 13.37%, down 1.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -5.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 15.07% in FY2024 (+0.03 pp), 15.04% in FY2023 (-1.05 pp), 16.09% in FY2022 (+0.05 pp) and 16.04% in FY2021 (-2.70 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is 11.00% (Q2 2025) to 19.01% (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.96 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 4.13 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 8.74 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CHE's Operating Margin at 12.86% (Q1 2026), 15.74% (Q4 2025) and 11.96% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.29% |
| 10 | Chemed | 6.72 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 221.47 Mn | 13.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.25% |
| 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 | 14.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.24% |
API Access
Chemed Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CHE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();