secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CHEMED CORP (CHE)
CIK:        0000019584
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000019584-26-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Chemed Q4 2025 GAAP EPS down 9%, Roto-Rooter segment weak; guidance for 2026 growth
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- Revenue $639.3M flat YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $5.48 (-9%), adjusted EPS $6.42 (-6%).
- VITAS revenue +1.9% to $418.8M, ADC +1.3% to 22,462, admissions +6%.
- Roto-Rooter revenue -3.7% to $220.6M; adjusted EBITDA -21.1%, margin -477bps to 21.5%.
- Repurchased 400,000 shares for $174.6M at avg $436.39; $127.3M remaining authorization.
- FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance $23.25-$24.25 vs FY2025 $21.55; weighted to H2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000001958426000002/0000019584-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000001958426000002/che-20260225x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000019584-26-000002

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