CHE 8-K SEC Filing Analysis

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Last close $439.13 (close Jun 8) · +4.28% from $421.11 entry

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Executive Summary

Chemed reported Q1 2026 earnings with revenue of $657.5M (1.6% YoY growth) and GAAP EPS of $4.84, a slight decrease YoY. Adjusted EPS increased 0.4% to $5.65. VITAS segment revenue grew 3.1% and admissions rose 6.9%, while Roto-Rooter revenue declined 0.9%. The company raised full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $24.00-$24.75, citing strong VITAS performance and share repurchases.

Actionable Insight

The raised guidance driven by VITAS performance and share repurchases suggests strong underlying momentum; monitor VITAS admissions and Roto-Rooter's marketing costs for future trends.

Key Facts

Q1 2026 revenue: $657.5M (1.6% YoY growth)
Q1 2026 GAAP EPS: $4.84 (0.4% decrease YoY)
Q1 2026 Adjusted EPS: $5.65 (0.4% increase YoY)
VITAS net revenue: $420.0M (3.1% YoY growth), admissions up 6.9%
Roto-Rooter revenue: $237.5M (0.9% decline YoY)
Company repurchased 500,000 shares for $197.7M in Q1
Full-year 2026 EPS guidance raised to $24.00-$24.75 (from $23.25-$24.25)

Financial Impact

Revenue growth of 1.6% and raised full-year EPS guidance

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Risk Factors

Roto-Rooter revenue declined 0.9% YoY
Roto-Rooter adjusted EBITDA margin declined 218 basis points
Elevated marketing costs expected to persist for Roto-Rooter

Market Snapshot

Exchange

NYSE

Sector

Services-Home Health Care Services

Analyst Consensus

50% bullish (8 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 6 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

Document	Accession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)	0000019584-26-000010
Document: che-20260423x8k.htm	0000019584-26-000010
Document: 0000019584-26-000010-index-headers.html	0000019584-26-000010
Document: 0000019584-26-000010-index.html	0000019584-26-000010
Document: 0000019584-26-000010.txt	0000019584-26-000010
8-K Data (Synthetic)	0000019584-26-000010

6 reports for CHE

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Reports for CHE — sortable, filterable
	Type				Now
May 18, 2026 22d ago	Press Release NEUTRAL ★ 2/10	$441.62 $437.33	▼ −0.97%	▼ −2.59%	$439.13 (−0.56%)
May 1, 2026 5w ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 2/10	$422.16 $424.26	▲ +0.50%	▼ −1.85%	$439.13 (+4.02%)
Apr 23, 2026 6w ago	8-K BULLISH ★ 7/10	$421.11 $424.98	▲ +0.92%	▲ +0.01%	$439.13 (+4.28%)
Apr 23, 2026 6w ago	Press Release MIXED ★ 6/10	$421.11 $424.98	▲ +0.92%	▲ +0.01%	$439.13 (+4.28%)
Apr 13, 2026 8w ago	8-K NEUTRAL ★ 5/10	$387.62 $385.77	▼ −0.48%	▼ −3.77%	$439.13 (+13.29%)
Feb 25, 2026 14w ago	8-K MIXED ★ 6/10	$396.63 $412.16	▲ +3.92%	▲ +5.04%	$439.13 (+10.72%)

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