Chemed (CHE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Chemed (CHE) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 17.65% in Q2 2026, up 0.79 percentage points from 16.86% a year earlier and up 0.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Chemed (CHE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chemed reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 16.54%, down 1.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -7.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 18.10% in FY2024 (+0.58 pp), 17.52% in FY2023 (-0.40 pp), 17.93% in FY2022 (-1.41 pp) and 19.34% in FY2021 (-4.30 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 2.36 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 5.75 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.90% (Q1 2026), 16.78% (Q4 2025) and 16.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.37 Bn | 104.21 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 12.31% |
| 2 | Natera | 45.03 Bn | 40.66 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -6.09% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.12 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 5.37% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.44 Bn | 26.52 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 6.91% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.93 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -25.54% |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.41 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 6.70% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.27 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -7.92% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.98 Bn | 14.44 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 11.48% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.35 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 6.86% |
| 10 | Chemed | 7.10 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 232.96 Mn | 17.13% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.87% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.64% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.19% |
Chemed Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();