What is Chemed's interest expense?

Chemed (CHE) reported interest expense of $512K in Q1 2026.

How has Chemed's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Chemed's interest expense increased by 55.6% year-over-year, from $329K to $512K.

What is the long-term trend for Chemed's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Chemed's interest expense has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.87M to $1.75M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

Chemed CHE Interest Expense

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Segments

By segment

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Segment Roto Rooter$217K+165%

Segment Vitas$50K+4.2%

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%

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

Reported directly by Chemed in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpense.

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 interest expense?: Chemed (CHE) reported interest expense of $512K in Q1 2026.
How has Chemed's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Chemed's interest expense increased by 55.6% year-over-year, from $329K to $512K.
What is the long-term trend for Chemed's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Chemed's interest expense has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.87M to $1.75M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.