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Chemed (CHE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Chemed filings provide 17 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 0.27% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.27%, compared with a TTM value of 0.27% through Mar 2026, down 1.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.26%, down 1.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.27% in Q1 2026 for Chemed, up from 0.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.28% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.03% in Q2 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.24% (2024), compared with a mean of 0.18%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -28bps in 2022, then grew 22bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.06% in 2022, then surged by 316bps to 0.26% in 2023, then fell by -2bps to 0.26% in 2024, then rose by 2bps to 0.26% in 2025, then grew by 3bps to 0.27% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.27%, 0.26%, and 0.25% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.