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 $446.5. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.05% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $400 (-10.37%) and the highest is $500 (+12.04%).

Price Target: $446.5 (+0.05%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$400	$446.5	$443	$500
Change	-10.37%	+0.05%	-0.73%	+12.04%

* Price targets were last updated on Apr 27, 2026.

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

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	2	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	1	3	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	4	4	4	4	4

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ben Hendrix RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $422 → $436	Hold	Maintains	$422 → $436	-2.30%	Apr 27, 2026
Michael Wiederhorn Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Maintains $500	Buy	Maintains	$500	+12.04%	Mar 31, 2026
Joanna Gajuk Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Hold Downgrades $595 → $450	Hold	Downgrades	$595 → $450	+0.84%	Feb 26, 2026
Brian Tanquilut Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Maintains $475 → $400	Hold	Maintains	$475 → $400	-10.37%	Feb 26, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.69B

from 2.53B

6.38%

from 2.53B

Revenue Next Year

2.86B

from 2.69B

6.19%

from 2.69B

EPS This Year

24.35

from 21.55

13.00%

from 21.55

EPS Next Year

26.91

from 24.35

10.50%

from 24.35

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	2.14B	2.13B	2.26B	2.43B	2.53B	2.69B
Revenue Growth	2.87%	-0.20%	6.06%	7.37%	4.06%	6.38%
Gross Profit	769.80M	765.09M	798.82M	854.35M	823.18M	882.79M
Gross Margin	35.98%	35.84%	35.28%	35.14%	32.54%	32.80%
Operating Income	344.03M	347.19M	342.83M	372.24M	343.86M	414.98M
Net Income	268.55M	249.62M	272.51M	302.00M	265.24M	295.31M
EPS	-	-	-	-	21.55	24.35
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-6.83%	13.00%
Forward PE	27.46	25.50	25.48	21.84	17.07	18.33
Dividend / Share	1.56	1.48	1.56	1.80	2.20	4.98
Dividend Growth	-	-5.13%	5.41%	15.38%	22.22%	126.36%
Free Cash Flow	216.87M	238.00M	240.50M	288.02M	246.01M	320.51M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	4

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	2.7B
Avg	2.7B
Low	2.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	6.6%
Avg	6.4%
Low	6.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	24.45
Avg	24.35
Low	24.22

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	13.5%
Avg	13.0%
Low	12.4%