What is Chemed's earnings yield?

Chemed (CHE) reported earnings yield of 5% in Q1 2026.

How has Chemed's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Chemed's earnings yield increased by 45.7% year-over-year, from 3.4% to 5%.

What is the long-term trend for Chemed's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Chemed's earnings yield has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.7% to 4.4%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Chemed CHE Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$657.5M+1.6%

Gross profit$215.8M-0.3%

Operating income$84.6M-10.7%

Net income$66.3M-7.6%

EPS (diluted)$4.84-0.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$16.9M-90.3%

Total debt$236.9M+63.3%

Total equity$848.0M-28.2%

Total assets$1.5B-11.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$88.2M+169%

CapEx$17.1M+28.9%

Free cash flow$71.1M+265%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.79B-42.3%

Enterprise value$6.01B-39.6%

P/E22.3×-10.2×

P/S2.3×-1.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.4%-2.4pp

Operating margin12.9%-2.7pp

Net margin10.2%-2.2pp

FCF margin14.8%+2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.6%-0.5pp

Debt / equity0.3×+0.2×

Current ratio0.9×-0.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Chemed’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Chemed’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Chemed's earnings yield?: Chemed (CHE) reported earnings yield of 5% in Q1 2026.
How has Chemed's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Chemed's earnings yield increased by 45.7% year-over-year, from 3.4% to 5%.
What is the long-term trend for Chemed's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Chemed's earnings yield has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.7% to 4.4%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.