Roto-Rooter (Chemed) Acquired Franchise Territories in San Francisco and Fort Worth

Roto-Rooter, the largest publicly traded pure-play plumbing operator, paid $20.6M in 2026 for two franchise territories in San Francisco and Fort Worth, expanding direct service to roughly 3.3 million additional people.

“Roto-Rooter (Chemed Corporation, NYSE: CHE) remains the largest publicly traded pure-play plumbing operator, with $20.6M paid in 2026 for two franchise territories alone (San Francisco and Fort Worth) per Chemed’s public disclosure.”

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