Chemed Corporation (CHE) Balance Sheet
CHE balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$1.64B assets = $660.6M liabilities + $979.4M equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what CHE owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
CHE financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
CHE balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $880.1M2016 | $1.64B2025 | +7.2%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $356.0M2016 | $660.6M2025 | +7.1%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $524.1M2016 | $979.4M2025 | +7.2%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $15.3M2016 | $74.5M2025 | +19.2%/yr | |
| Total debt | $108.8M2016 | $154.8M2025 | +4.0%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$93.4M2016 | −$80.2M2025 | +$13.2M | |
| Working capital | −$1.9M2016 | $15.5M2025 | +$17.4M | |
| Book value per share | $31.222016 | $68.022025 | +9.0%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 0.992016 | 1.052025 | +0.07 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.212016 | 0.162025 | −0.05 | |
| Shares outstanding | 16.8M2016 | 14.4M2025 | −1.7%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
CHE assets
CHE liabilities and equity
CHE debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
CHE balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $74.5M | $178.3M | $264.0M | $74.1M | $32.9M | $162.7M | $6.2M | $4.8M | $11.1M | $15.3M |
| Cash & equivalents | $74.5M | $178.3M | $264.0M | $74.1M | $32.9M | $162.7M | $6.2M | $4.8M | $11.1M | $15.3M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | $88.8M | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $182.6M | $171.2M | $181.5M | $139.4M | $137.2M | $126.9M | $143.8M | $119.5M | $113.7M | $132.0M |
| Inventory | $7.5M | $8.2M | $12.0M | $10.3M | $10.1M | $7.1M | $7.5M | $5.7M | $5.3M | $5.8M |
| Other current assets | $38.0M | $37.0M | $43.4M | $48.8M | $50.1M | $32.8M | $33.2M | $29.8M | $45.9M | $16.8M |
| Total current assets | $302.6M | $394.7M | $500.8M | $272.6M | $230.3M | $329.4M | $190.7M | $159.8M | $176.0M | $169.9M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $336.8M | $328.2M | $330.2M | $335.4M | $318.7M | $311.3M | $287.4M | $162.0M | $143.0M | $121.3M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $749.8M | $759.0M | $675.3M | $681.0M | $686.7M | $696.7M | $703.7M | $578.8M | $531.8M | $527.4M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $98.9M | $88.8M | $77.4M | $65.6M | $62.1M | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $250.8M | $186.7M | $161.7M | $153.0M | $8.1M | $8.8M | $9.0M | $9.2M | $7.1M | $61.4M |
| Total assets | $1.64B | $1.67B | $1.67B | $1.44B | $1.34B | $1.43B | $1.27B | $975.5M | $920.0M | $880.1M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $53.5M | $44.1M | $64.0M | $41.9M | $73.0M | $54.2M | $51.1M | $50.1M | $48.4M | $39.6M |
| Short-term debt | $51.9M | $42.3M | $54.3M | $44.0M | $37.9M | $36.2M | $39.3M | $13.8M | $10.0M | $8.8M |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | $6.9M | $38.6M | $152.4M | $166.1M | $128.1M | −$13.8M | $111.7M | $103.7M |
| Total current liabilities | $287.1M | $285.7M | $312.1M | $297.2M | $302.4M | $299.1M | $262.2M | $191.7M | $193.5M | $171.8M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $92.5M | $185.0M | $0 | $90.0M | $89.2M | $91.2M | $100.0M |
| Lease obligations | $143.8M | $140.8M | $139.4M | $149.5M | $138.5M | $135.4M | $125.9M | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $373.5M | $263.9M | $248.2M | $253.6M | $232.1M | $234.6M | $189.5M | $103.3M | $95.0M | $84.1M |
| Total liabilities | $660.6M | $549.6M | $560.2M | $643.3M | $719.5M | $533.7M | $541.7M | $384.2M | $379.7M | $356.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $37.6M | $37.4M | $37.2M | $36.8M | $36.5M | $36.3M | $35.8M | $35.3M | $34.7M | $34.3M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $2.96B | $2.72B | $2.45B | $2.20B | $1.97B | $1.72B | $1.43B | $1.23B | $1.04B | $958.1M |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$2.43B | −$1.82B | −$1.60B | −$1.45B | −$1.23B | −$1.11B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Minority interest | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | $979.4M | $1.12B | $1.11B | $798.7M | $623.3M | $901.2M | $726.6M | $591.3M | $540.4M | $524.1M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $154.8M | $140.8M | $155.1M | $247.0M | $323.5M | $135.4M | $215.9M | $103.0M | $101.2M | $108.8M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$80.2M | $37.5M | $108.8M | −$172.9M | −$290.6M | $27.3M | −$209.8M | −$98.2M | −$90.1M | −$93.4M |
| Working capital | $15.5M | $109.1M | $188.8M | −$24.6M | −$72.1M | $30.3M | −$71.5M | −$31.8M | −$17.5M | −$1.9M |
| Tangible book value | $229.6M | $360.0M | $432.6M | $117.7M | −$63.4M | $204.5M | $22.9M | $12.5M | $8.6M | −$3.3M |
| Book value per share | $68.02 | $73.69 | $72.89 | $52.90 | $39.11 | $54.96 | $43.96 | $35.19 | $32.28 | $31.22 |
| Shares outstanding | 14.4M | 15.2M | 15.2M | 15.1M | 15.9M | 16.4M | 16.5M | 16.8M | 16.7M | 16.8M |
| Current ratio | 1.05 | 1.38 | 1.61 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 1.10 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.91 | 0.99 |
| Quick ratio | 0.90 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 0.72 | 0.56 | 0.97 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Debt / equity | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.52 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
| Equity / assets | 59.7% | 67.1% | 66.4% | 55.4% | 46.4% | 62.8% | 57.3% | 60.6% | 58.7% | 59.6% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $40.2M | $16.9M | $74.5M | $129.8M | $249.9M | $173.9M | $178.3M | $238.5M | $222.9M | $313.4M | $264.0M | $173.2M |
| Cash & equivalents | $40.2M | $16.9M | $74.5M | $129.8M | $249.9M | $173.9M | $178.3M | $238.5M | $222.9M | $313.4M | $264.0M | $173.2M |
| Receivables | $188.6M | $215.5M | $182.6M | $215.6M | $184.9M | $285.9M | $171.2M | $196.5M | $185.0M | $177.3M | $181.5M | $168.0M |
| Inventory | $7.6M | $7.2M | $7.5M | $8.2M | $9.1M | $7.8M | $8.2M | $9.9M | $10.7M | $10.7M | $12.0M | $12.5M |
| Other current assets | $54.7M | $34.5M | $38.0M | $41.7M | $47.4M | $34.8M | $37.0M | $45.6M | $46.0M | $38.2M | $43.4M | $40.8M |
| Total current assets | $291.2M | $274.1M | $302.6M | $395.2M | $491.4M | $502.4M | $394.7M | $490.4M | $464.6M | $539.6M | $500.8M | $394.5M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $142.5M | $133.6M | $336.8M | $332.3M | $334.2M | $330.8M | $328.2M | $335.1M | $334.5M | $334.5M | $330.2M | $328.8M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $778.0M | $767.9M | $749.8M | $751.9M | $754.4M | $756.9M | $759.0M | $761.6M | $759.2M | $679.7M | $675.3M | $677.7M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $367.8M | $360.2M | $250.8M | $144.2M | $137.9M | $136.4M | $186.7M | $182.3M | $176.7M | $173.8M | $161.7M | $161.0M |
| Total assets | $1.58B | $1.54B | $1.64B | $1.62B | $1.72B | $1.73B | $1.67B | $1.77B | $1.73B | $1.73B | $1.67B | $1.56B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $50.4M | $65.7M | $53.5M | $48.1M | $50.9M | $47.7M | $44.1M | $44.9M | $43.0M | $56.2M | $64.0M | $56.5M |
| Short-term debt | $75.6M | $41.3M | $51.9M | $42.0M | $43.7M | $43.0M | $42.3M | $42.5M | $41.2M | $39.3M | $54.3M | $37.6M |
| Deferred revenue | — | — | — | — | — | −$42.3M | — | $14.2M | — | $27.4M | $6.9M | $147.7M |
| Total current liabilities | $319.8M | $321.4M | $287.1M | $292.0M | $263.9M | $290.6M | $285.7M | $264.8M | $261.8M | $282.0M | $312.1M | $297.2M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $91.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lease obligations | — | $145.7M | $143.8M | $141.5M | $145.6M | $145.1M | $140.8M | $147.9M | $146.4M | $146.1M | $139.4M | $137.0M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $429.2M | $275.2M | $373.5M | $254.9M | $255.5M | $254.2M | $263.9M | $268.9M | $265.9M | $262.2M | $248.2M | $245.6M |
| Total liabilities | $749.1M | $687.8M | $660.6M | $546.9M | $519.4M | $544.8M | $549.6M | $533.7M | $527.7M | $544.1M | $560.2M | $542.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $37.6M | $37.6M | $37.6M | $37.6M | $37.6M | $37.5M | $37.4M | $37.4M | $37.3M | $37.3M | $37.2M | $37.0M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $3.07B | $3.01B | $2.96B | $2.89B | $2.83B | $2.79B | $2.72B | $2.64B | $2.57B | $2.51B | $2.45B | $2.36B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.3M | — | — | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.0M |
| Total shareholders' equity | $830.5M | $848.0M | $979.4M | $1.08B | $1.20B | $1.18B | $1.12B | $1.24B | $1.21B | $1.18B | $1.11B | $1.02B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $329.1M | $236.9M | $154.8M | $141.5M | $145.6M | $145.1M | $140.8M | $147.9M | $146.4M | $146.1M | $155.1M | $137.0M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$288.9M | −$220.1M | −$80.2M | −$11.7M | $104.3M | $28.8M | $37.5M | $90.5M | $76.5M | $167.2M | $108.8M | $36.2M |
| Working capital | −$28.6M | −$47.4M | $15.5M | $103.2M | $227.5M | $211.8M | $109.1M | $225.7M | $202.9M | $257.6M | $188.8M | $97.3M |
| Tangible book value | $52.5M | $80.1M | $229.6M | $324.8M | $444.1M | $424.9M | $360.0M | $474.1M | $448.1M | $503.8M | $432.6M | $341.5M |
| Book value per share | $61.87 | $62.01 | $69.99 | $74.08 | $82.05 | $80.04 | $74.64 | $81.94 | $79.16 | $77.16 | $72.55 | $67.06 |
| Shares outstanding | 13.4M | 13.7M | 14.0M | 14.5M | 14.6M | 14.8M | 15.0M | 15.1M | 15.3M | 15.3M | 15.3M | 15.2M |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 0.85 | 1.05 | 1.35 | 1.86 | 1.73 | 1.38 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.91 | 1.61 | 1.33 |
| Quick ratio | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.90 | 1.18 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 1.22 | 1.64 | 1.56 | 1.74 | 1.43 | 1.15 |
| Debt / equity | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Equity / assets | 52.6% | 55.2% | 59.7% | 66.3% | 69.8% | 68.4% | 67.1% | 69.8% | 69.6% | 68.5% | 66.4% | 65.2% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed February 27, 2026); data from EODHD.
CHE financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Chemed had total assets of $1.6 billion (down 1.7% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $660.6 million and shareholders' equity of $979.4 million. It held $74.5 million in cash and short-term investments against $154.8 million of debt, net debt of $80.2 million. Its current ratio was 1.05. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $1.6 billion and equity $830.5 million.
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CHE balance sheet FAQ
What are Chemed's total assets?
Chemed reported total assets of $1.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $1.7 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does Chemed have?
Chemed had $154.8 million of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 0.16.
How much cash does Chemed have?
Chemed held $74.5 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $154.8 million of debt that is net debt of $80.2 million.
What is Chemed's book value?
Chemed's shareholders' equity (book value) was $979.4 million at the end of fiscal 2025, or $68.02 per share.
What is Chemed's current ratio?
Chemed had current assets of $302.6 million and current liabilities of $287.1 million, a current ratio of 1.05 (it can cover its short-term obligations).
How much goodwill does Chemed have?
Chemed carried $749.8 million of goodwill and intangible assets, 45.7% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.