CHEMED CORP &lt;CHE> 3RD QTR NET
  Primary shr 68 cts vs 65 cts
      Diluted shr 62 cts vs 60 cts
      Net 6,053,000 vs 5,803,000
      Revs 101.4 mln vs 94.8 mln
      Primary avg shrs 8,955,000 vs 8,963,000
      Diluted avg shrs 11,031,000 vs 11,010,000
     
      Nine months
      Primary shr 1.74 dlrs vs 1.83 dlrs
      Diluted shr 1.64 dlrs vs 1.69 dlrs
      Net 15.6 mln vs 16.3 mln
      Revs 291.4 mln vs 266.7 mln
      Primary avg shrs 8,974,000 vs 8,936,000
      Diluted avg shrs 11,053,000 vs 10,994,000
      NOTE: 1986 third qtr results exclude extraordinary 811,000
  dlr gain from termination of a pension plan. 1986 nine month
  results include 1,804,000 dlr gain from June 1986 sale of
  National Sanitary Supply common stock in an initial offering.
  

