Chemed Corporation (NYSE:CHE – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.70 per share on Thursday, September 3rd. This is a 16.7% increase from Chemed’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. Chemed has a dividend payout ratio of 8.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Chemed Company ProfileChemed ( NYSE:CHE Get Free Report ) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th.