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Chemed (CHE) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Chemed (CHE) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $39,271 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $107,244 reinvested (13.4% a year), or $99,524 taking the dividends as cash, $3,833 of it paid out along the way.

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CHE became

$107,244

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.4%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$4,167

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Worst drop

-40.7%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearCHE total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+25.5%$356+11.7%
2025−18.9%$458+17.7%
2024−9.1%$368+24.9%
2023+14.9%$314+26.2%
2022−3.2%$301−18.2%
2021−0.4%$275+28.7%
2020+21.6%$258+18.3%
2019+55.6%$244+31.2%
2018+17.0%$232−4.6%
2017+52.3%$217+21.7%
2016+7.9%$202+12.0%
2015+42.7%$177+1.2%
2014+39.1%$164+13.5%
2013+12.9%$148+32.3%
2012+35.4%$133+16.0%
2011−18.6%$114+1.9%
2010+33.6%$94+15.1%
2009+21.7%$69+26.4%
2008−28.4%$45−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: CHE total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Chemed (CHE) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $107,244 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, CHE turned $10,000 into $39,271 with dividends reinvested, 14.7% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, CHE returned 2.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking CHE's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $99,524, including $3,833 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,720.
  • About 5% of CHE's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • CHE's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (55.6%) and its worst 2008 (-28.4%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Chemed (CHE) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CHE/total-return

CHE total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in CHE 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $39,271 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $37,811 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is CHE's total return since Dec 2007?

972% in total, or 13.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 857%.

How much of CHE's return came from dividends?

About 5% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,720 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was CHE's worst year?

2008, at -28.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -40.7%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.