---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001562762-23-000290"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHE"
cik: "0000019584"
company_name: "CHEMED CORP"
filed_at: "2023-07-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T02:29:42.613672+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chemed Q2 revenue up 4.2% to $554M; adjusted EPS $4.71 down 2.7% YoY

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $3.51; adjusted diluted EPS $4.71 (down 2.7% YoY).
- VITAS net revenue $321M (+7.8%); ADC 18,392 (+6.2%); admissions 15,611 (+5.9%).
- Roto-Rooter revenue $233M (-0.2%); adjusted EBITDA $65.9M (-4.5%); margin 28.3%.
- No debt; $160M cash; $405M undrawn credit facility; repurchased 25,000 shares for $13.4M.
- FY2023 adjusted EPS guidance $19.90-$20.10 vs 2022's $19.75.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001562762-23-000290
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHE
- cik: 0000019584
- company_name: CHEMED CORP
- filed_at: 2023-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000290/0001562762-23-000290-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000290/che-20230630x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHEMED CORP reported second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $554 million, EPS $3.51. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $554 million
  - EPS: $3.51
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Chemed Corporation (Chemed) (NYSE: CHE ), which operates VITAS Healthcare Corporation (VITAS), one of the nation’s largest providers of end-of-life care, and Roto-Rooter, the nation’s largest commercial and residential plumbing and drain cleaning services provider, reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2023, versus the comparable prior-year period, as follows:  Consolidated operating results: · Revenue increased 4.2% to $554 million · GAAP Diluted Earnings-per-Share (EPS) of $3.51 · Adjusted Diluted EPS of $4.71, a decrease of 2.7%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000156276223000290/0001562762-23-000290-index.htm

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