As of today (2024-05-11), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Chemed is 0.28%.
As of today (2024-05-11), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Chemed is 0.28%.
FRA:CXM's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than 93.13% of 262
companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 2.295
vs FRA:CXM: 0.28
During the past 12 months, Chemed's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Chemed was 35.70% per year. The lowest was -42.40% per year. And the median was 5.70% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Competitive Comparison of Chemed's Forward Dividend Yield %
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Chemed's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % 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 Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Chemed's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Chemed's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Chemed Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Chemed Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.400000
2024-02-23
2024-02-26
2024-03-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.927000
USD 0.400000
2023-11-10
2023-11-13
2023-12-04
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.924000
USD 0.400000
2023-08-11
2023-08-14
2023-09-05
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.917000
USD 0.380000
2023-05-24
2023-05-25
2023-06-14
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.920000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Chemed's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
1.4832
/
525.00
=
0.28 %
Current Share Price is €525.00. Chemed's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as €0.3708 * 4 = €1.4832.
Chemed's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
1.4568
/
525.00
=
0.28 %
Current Share Price is €525.00. Chemed's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is €1.4568.
* 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.
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Chemed Corp operates subsidiaries in two main segments: VITAS and Roto-Rooter. The VITAS segment generates the majority of the firm's revenue. It 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 vast majority of the segment's revenue is received from the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement programs. The Roto-Rooter segment provides plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and related services to residential and commercial customers. Chemed generates the majority of its revenue from business in the United States.
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