Chemed (NYSE:CHE) reported quarterly earnings of $5.65 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.30 by 6.6 percent. This is a 0.36 percent increase over earnings of $5.63 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $657.513 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $649.819 million by 1.18 percent. This is a 1.63 percent increase over sales of $646.943 million the same period last year.