Chemed Corp Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 1.30x

Chemed Corp cash flow quality index. Chemed Corp (CHE) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.30x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $83.39 Million exceeds net income of $64.24 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Chemed Corp financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.30x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$83.39 Million
USD

Net Income

$64.24 Million
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Chemed Corp (1989–2024)

Cash flow quality index of Chemed Corp from 1989 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Chemed Corp across 33 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Chemed Corp (CHE) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Chemed Corp Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2024)

Chemed Corp cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Chemed Corp. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Chemed Corp (CHE) cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 1.38x $417.50 Million $302.00 Million ▲ +14.1%
2023 1.21x $330.30 Million $272.51 Million ▼ -2.4%
2022 1.24x $309.89 Million $249.62 Million ▲ +8.0%
2021 1.15x $308.60 Million $268.55 Million ▼ -25.0%
2020 1.53x $489.29 Million $319.47 Million ▲ +11.8%
2019 1.37x $301.25 Million $219.92 Million ▼ -1.9%
2018 1.40x $287.14 Million $205.54 Million ▼ -15.6%
2017 1.66x $162.50 Million $98.18 Million ▲ +32.9%
2016 1.25x $135.39 Million $108.74 Million ▼ -19.9%
2015 1.56x $171.50 Million $110.27 Million ▲ +40.1%
2014 1.11x $110.28 Million $99.32 Million ▼ -43.2%
2013 1.95x $150.85 Million $77.23 Million ▲ +32.4%
2012 1.48x $131.77 Million $89.30 Million ▼ -27.2%
2011 2.03x $174.34 Million $85.98 Million ▲ +92.9%
2010 1.05x $86.01 Million $81.83 Million ▼ -51.8%
2009 2.18x $160.83 Million $73.78 Million ▲ +38.1%
2008 1.58x $112.08 Million $71.02 Million ▲ +1.4%
2007 1.56x $99.58 Million $63.98 Million ▼ -20.0%
2006 1.95x $98.59 Million $50.65 Million ▼ -12.9%
2005 2.23x $80.01 Million $35.82 Million ▼ -34.7%
2004 3.42x $94.16 Million $27.51 Million ▲ +35.9%
2000 2.52x $51.84 Million $20.58 Million ▲ +80.4%
1999 1.40x $27.50 Million $19.70 Million ▲ +33.6%
1998 1.05x $20.80 Million $19.90 Million ▼ -5.2%
1997 1.10x $33.40 Million $30.30 Million ▼ -0.5%
1996 1.11x $35.80 Million $32.30 Million ▲ +36.2%
1995 0.81x $18.80 Million $23.10 Million ▲ +54.7%
1994 0.53x $23.10 Million $43.90 Million ▼ -47.1%
1993 0.99x $17.70 Million $17.80 Million ▼ -13.7%
1992 1.15x $18.10 Million $15.70 Million ▲ +201.9%
1991 0.38x $20.20 Million $52.90 Million ▼ -84.2%
1990 2.41x $40.00 Million $16.60 Million ▲ +32.1%
1989 1.82x $47.80 Million $26.20 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.