Chemed (CHE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Chemed (CHE) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 32.77% in Q2 2026, up 8.37 percentage points from 24.40% a year earlier and up 4.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chemed (CHE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chemed reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 25.28%, down 1.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five straight years, with a five-year change of -13.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 27.12% in FY2024 (-1.46 pp), 28.59% in FY2023 (-6.52 pp), 35.11% in FY2022 (-0.12 pp) and 35.23% in FY2021 (-4.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 8.37 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 16.30 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 28.43% (Q1 2026), 25.80% (Q4 2025) and 24.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.37 Bn | 104.21 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | Natera | 45.03 Bn | 40.66 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.92% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.12 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 11.52% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.44 Bn | 26.52 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 14.97% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.93 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 236.15 Mn | - |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.41 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 19.43% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.27 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -40.36% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.98 Bn | 14.44 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 24.97% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.35 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 1.13 Bn | - |
| 10 | Chemed | 7.10 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 232.96 Mn | 33.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 33.38% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 25.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 41.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.28% |
API Access
Chemed Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CHE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();