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CHE (Chemed) Beta : 0.46 (As of Jun. 27, 2025)


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What is Chemed Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2025-06-27), Chemed's Beta is 0.46.


Chemed Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chemed's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Chemed Beta Chart

Chemed Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.45 0.38 0.49 0.49 0.57

Chemed Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.55 0.56 0.57 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Chemed's Beta

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Chemed's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Chemed's Beta Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Chemed's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chemed's Beta falls into.


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Chemed Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Chemed  (NYSE:CHE) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Chemed Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
255 East Fifth Street, Suite 2600, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202-4726
Chemed Corp purchases, operates, and divests subsidiaries engaged in diverse business activities to maximize shareholder value. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates in the following segments: VITAS and Roto-Rooter. The VITAS segment generates the majority of the firm's revenue and provides hospice and palliative care services to patients with terminal illnesses through a network of physicians, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, and volunteers. The Roto-Rooter segment provides plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and related services to residential and commercial customers.
Executives
Spencer S Lee officer: vice president 2500 CHEMED CENTER, 255 EAST FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Kevin J Mcnamara director, officer: president & ceo 2500 CHEMED CENTER, 255 EAST FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Brian C Judkins officer: VP and Chief Legal Officer 255 EAST FIFTH STREET, SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Walsh George J Iii director ONE CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10005
Nicholas Michael Westfall officer: Executive Vice President 8035 PEREGRINE LANE, CINCINNATI OH 45243
Andrea R Lindell director
Thomas C Hutton director, officer: vice president ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, STE 1510, NEW YORK NY 10020
Patrick P Grace director 1100 PARK AVE, APT 15C, NEW YORK NY 10128
Michael D Witzeman officer: vice president and controller 255 E 5TH STREET, SUITE 2600, CINCINNATI OH 45202
David Patrick Williams officer: Vice President & CFO
Eileen P Mccarthy director 3515 78TH STREET, #2, JACKSON HEIGHTS NY 11372
Mount John Meredith Jr. director 2906 MABRY ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Donald E Saunders director 306 MIANI TRAIL, OXFORD OH 45056
Christopher J Heaney director 101 S. FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH BLVD., APARTMENT 1602, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316
Ron Delyons director 2692 MADISON ROAD, SUITE N1-313, CINCINNATI OH 45208