Chemed Corp.

CHE US Health Care Health Care Services
S&P 400
$515.97
+0.31%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

CHE
Chemed Corp.
Health CareHealth Care Services
$515.97
Close used for this calculation
$400.88Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
50/100
Profitability17/25
Returns12/25
Balance Sheet15/25
Efficiency6/25
Growth6/25
Good
Quality radar
50Prof.17/25Ret.12/25Eff.6/25B.Sht15/25Growth6/25

Consensus fair value

$400.88
Above FV
▼ -22.3% against the close used
Model range $161.14 – $446.71
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$161.14Fair value$400.88Bull$446.71
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $368.5952W high $552.72

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Chemed Corp. closed at $515.97, 28.7% above the consensus fair value of $400.88 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 50/100 — Good. P/E of 28.1x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$446.71
-13.4%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$161.14
-68.8%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=18.34, BVPS=62.92 · outside Graham range (P/E 28.1, P/B 8.2) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$366.80
-28.9%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=18.34, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$209.81
-59.3%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=18.34, g=11.4%
EV/EBITDA
$438.14
-15.1%
(EBITDA × 15.7x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=403.09M
Book Value (P/B)
$408.06
-20.9%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=62.92, ROE=31.9%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$515.97
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 11.7% | Historical: 11.4%
Margin of Safety
$243.66
-52.8%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=324.88, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.