1 EXHIBIT 11 CHEMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (in thousands except per share data) Income from Continuing Operations ---------------------------------------- Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, ------------------ ------------------ 1996 1995 1996 1995 ------- ------- ------- ------- Computation of Earnings Per Common and Common Equivalent Share (a): - --------------------------- Reported Income $ 5,688 $ 5,305 $17,885 $10,690 ======= ======= ======= ======= Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common share 9,837 9,869 9,852 9,866 Effect of unexercised stock options 59 42 65 38 ------- ------- ------- ------- Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common and common equivalent share 9,896 9,911 9,917 9,904 ======= ======= ======= ======= Earnings per common and common equivalent share $ 0.57 $ 0.54 $ 1.80 $ 1.08 ======= ======= ======= ======= Computation of Earnings Per Common Share Assuming Full Dilution (a): - --------------------------- Reported Income $ 5,688 $ 5,305 $17,885 $10,690 ======= ======= ======= ======= Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common share 9,837 9,869 9,852 9,866 Effect of unexercised stock options 59 68 65 68 ------- ------- ------- ------- Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common share assuming full dilution 9,896 9,937 9,917 9,934 ======= ======= ======= ======= Earnings per common share assuming full dilution $ 0.57 $ 0.53 $ 1.80 $ 1.08 ======= ======= ======= ======= - ------- (a) This calculation is submitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601 (11) although it is not required by APB Opinion No. 15 because it results in dilution of less than 3%. 2 CHEMED CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (in thousands except per share data) Net Income ---------------------------------------- Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, ------------------ ------------------ 1996 1995 1996 1995 ------- ------- ------- ------- Computation of Earnings Per Common and Common Equivalent Share (a): - --------------------------- Reported Income $ 5,688 $ 5,305 $17,885 $11,591 ======= ======= ======= ======= Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common share 9,837 9,869 9,852 9,866 Effect of unexercised stock options 59 42 65 38 ------- ------- ------- ------- Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common and common equivalent share 9,896 9,911 9,917 9,904 ======= ======= ======= ======= Earnings per common and common equivalent share 0.57 $ 0.54 $ 1.80 $ 1.17 ======= ======= ======= ======= Computation of Earnings Per Common Share Assuming Full Dilution (a): - --------------------------- Reported Income $ 5,688 $ 5,305 $17,885 $11,591 ======= ======= ======= ======= Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common share 9,837 9,869 9,852 9,866 Effect of unexercised stock options 59 68 65 68 ------- ------- ------- ------- Average number of shares used to compute earnings per common share assuming full dilution 9,896 9,937 9,917 9,934 ======= ======= ======= ======= Earnings per common share assuming full dilution $ 0.57 $ 0.53 $ 1.80 $ 1.17 ======= ======= ======= ======= - ------- (a) This calculation is submitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601 (11) although it is not required by APB Opinion No. 15 because it results in dilution of less than 3%.