Chemed Corporation (CHE)
NYSE: CHE · Real-Time Price · USD
549.48
-3.24 (-0.59%)
At close: Aug 10, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
549.54
+0.06 (0.01%)
After-hours: Aug 10, 2026, 7:49 PM EDT

Chemed Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 4 analysts polled by S&P Global, Chemed stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $552. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.46% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $520 (-5.37%) and the highest is $590 (+7.37%).

Price Target: $552 (+0.46%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$520$552$549$590
Change-5.37%+0.46%-0.09%+7.37%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Chemed stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy111111
Buy000000
Hold333333
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total444444

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Buy
Reiterates
$500$590
BuyReiterates$500$590+7.37%Jul 31, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$436$548
HoldMaintains$436$548-0.27%Jul 30, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aJul 29, 2026
Jefferies
Jefferies
Hold
Maintains
$475$400
HoldMaintains$475$400-27.20%Feb 26, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.72B
from 2.53B
Increased by 7.54%
Revenue Next Year
2.88B
from 2.72B
Increased by 5.95%
EPS This Year
25.52
from 21.55
Increased by 18.43%
EPS Next Year
27.53
from 25.52
Increased by 7.85%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
2.14B2.13B2.26B2.43B2.53B2.72B
Revenue Growth
2.87%-0.20%6.06%7.37%4.06%7.54%
Gross Profit
769.80M765.09M798.82M854.35M823.18M911.42M
Gross Margin
35.98%35.84%35.28%35.14%32.54%33.50%
Operating Income
344.03M347.19M342.83M372.24M343.86M436.55M
Net Income
268.55M249.62M272.51M302.00M265.24M308.07M
EPS
----21.5525.52
EPS Growth
-----6.83%18.43%
Forward PE
27.4625.5025.4821.8417.0721.53
Dividend / Share
1.561.481.561.802.202.46
Dividend Growth
--5.13%5.41%15.38%22.22%11.82%
Free Cash Flow
216.87M238.00M240.50M288.02M246.01M311.45M
No. Analysts
-----4
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High2.7B
Avg2.7B
Low2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
7.7%
Avg
7.5%
Low
7.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High25.62
Avg25.52
Low25.39

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
18.9%
Avg
18.4%
Low
17.8%