Chemed (CHE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Chemed's Retained Earnings was $3.07 billion in Q2 2026, up 8.5% from $2.83 billion a year earlier and up 2.0% from the prior quarter.
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Chemed (CHE) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Chemed came in at $2.96 billion, up 8.6% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $2.72 billion in FY2024 (+11.2%), $2.45 billion in FY2023 (+11.3%), $2.2 billion in FY2022 (+11.6%) and $1.97 billion in FY2021 (+14.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has increased for 61 straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ranged from 8.2% (Q1 2026) to 17.7% (Q3 2021).
- Per Business Quant data, CHE's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $3.01 billion (Q1 2026), $2.96 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.89 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | -6.31 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -2.93 Bn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.37 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -3.23 Bn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 5.94 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -2.52 Bn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 81.23 Mn |
| 10 | Chemed | 6.72 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 221.47 Mn | 3.07 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.90 Bn |
API Access
Chemed Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=retained-earnings&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();