The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF) is a Consumer Defensive company in the Food Distribution industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | - | P/E | 52.46 | EPS (ttm) | 2.10 | Insider Own | 13.86% | Shs Outstand | 40.80M | Perf Week | 0.36% |
| Market Cap | 4.49B | Forward P/E | 35.82 | EPS next Y | 3.08 | Insider Trans | -4.72% | Shs Float | 36.78M | Perf Month | 1.72% |
| Enterprise Value | 5.28B | PEG | 3.17 | EPS next Q | 0.61 | Inst Own | - | Short Float | 13.70% | Perf Quarter | 19.26% |
| Income | 92.00M | P/S | 1.02 | EPS this Y | 21.03% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 8.15 | Perf Half Y | 81.09% |
| Sales | 4.39B | P/B | 6.94 | EPS next Y | 21.00% | ROA | 4.54% | Short Interest | 5.04M | Perf YTD | 76.74% |
| Book/sh | 15.88 | P/C | 33.29 | EPS next 5Y | 16.55% | ROE | 15.09% | 52W High | 117.65 -6.37% | Perf Year | 67.82% |
| Cash/sh | 3.31 | P/FCF | 35.83 | EPS past 3/5Y | 32.03% - | ROIC | 7.70% | 52W Low | 53.20 107.07% | Perf 3Y | 287.89% |
| Dividend Est. | - | EV/EBITDA | 12.85 | Sales past 3/5Y | 16.67% 30.13% | Gross Margin | 24.46% | Volatility | 4.08% 3.49% | Perf 5Y | 289.81% |
| Dividend TTM | - | EV/Sales | 1.20 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 59.09% | Oper. Margin | 4.14% | ATR (14) | 4.17 | Perf 10Y | 818.00% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | - | Quick Ratio | 1.31 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 15.76% | Profit Margin | 2.09% | RSI (14) | 50.75 | Recom | 2.29 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | - | Current Ratio | 2.15 | EPS Q/Q | 50.00% | SMA20 | -1.22% | Beta | 1.44 | Target Price | 111.00 |
| Payout | 0.00% | Debt/Eq | 1.91 | Sales Q/Q | 12.95% | SMA50 | 3.04% | Rel Volume | 0.92 | Prev Close | 109.68 |
| Employees | 5,156 | LT Debt/Eq | 1.86 | Earnings | Nov 04 | SMA200 | 38.59% | Avg Volume | 648.01K | Price | 110.16 |
| IPO Date | Jul 28, 2011 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 32.27% 3.88% | Net Debt/EBITDA | 1.98 | Volume | 598,547 | Change | 0.44% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-30-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Buy | $83 → $125 |
| Jul-15-26 | Downgrade | Morgan Stanley | Overweight → Equal Weight | $83 → $97 |
| Apr-30-26 | Reiterated | Morgan Stanley | $76 → $83 | |
| Feb-12-26 | Reiterated | Wolfe Research | Outperform | $84 |
| Jan-14-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Buy | $80 → $83 |
| Oct-30-25 | Reiterated | UBS | Buy | $80 |
| Oct-27-25 | Initiated | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | $75 |
| Aug-27-25 | Initiated | Piper Sandler | Neutral | $66 |
| Sep-25-24 | Reiterated | Jefferies | Buy | $51 → $53 |
| Jul-29-24 | Reiterated | Jefferies | Buy | $43 → $51 |
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF), operating through its various subsidiaries, focuses on supplying high-end and gourmet food products across both the United States and Canada. The company maintains an extensive catalog, featuring more than 50,000 distinct stock-keeping units. This vast selection encompasses a diverse array of specialty items, such as artisanal charcuterie, premium cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, exquisite chocolates, and various pastry essentials. Beyond these niche offerings, Chefs' Warehouse also provides "center-of-the-plate" proteins, including custom-cut beef, fresh seafood, and hormone-free poultry. Their inventory further extends to everyday kitchen staples like cooking oils, butter, eggs, milk, and flour. The company serves a broad spectrum of professional culinary clients, which includes independent restaurants with distinctive menus, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, catering services, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos, and specialized food retailers. Certain "center-of-the-plate" items are also made available directly to individual consumers via dedicated mail and e-commerce channels. Founded in 1985, the firm's corporate headquarters are situated in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2025 12/26/2025 | FY 2024 12/27/2024 | FY 2023 12/31/2023 | FY 2022 12/31/2022 | FY 2021 12/31/2021 | FY 2020 12/31/2020 | FY 2019 12/31/2019 | FY 2018 12/31/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 4,392 | 4,150 | 3,794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 3,318 | 3,145 | 2,880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Profit | 1,074 | 1,004 | 914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 891 | 850 | 785 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Operating Expense | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Income | 182 | 153 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Expense | 40 | 42 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | -8 | -8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 133 | 104 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income Taxes | 40 | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 92 | 72 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 92 | 72 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income | 92 | 72 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 2.38 | 1.87 | 1.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 2.38 | 1.87 | 1.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.10 | 1.68 | 1.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EBITDA | 411 | 223 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 52.46 | 37.82 | 36.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.98 | 0.60 | 0.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Margin | 24.45 | 24.19 | 24.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 4.14 | 3.69 | 3.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 2.09 | 1.73 | 1.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | 39 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Market Capitalization | 4,296 | 2,478 | 1,850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldous Alexandros | General Counsel | Aug 14 '26 | Sale | 110.97 | 35,000 | 3,883,889 | 34,442 | Aug 18 |
| Polychroni Christina | Chief Human Resources Officer | Aug 14 '26 | Sale | 112.00 | 2,752 | 308,224 | 22,014 | Aug 18 |
| Pappas Christopher | President and CEO | Aug 14 '26 | Sale | 110.11 | 100,000 | 11,011,085 | 2,105,480 | Aug 18 |
| Polychroni Christina | Chief Human Resources Officer | May 19 '26 | Sale | 79.21 | 4,500 | 356,428 | 24,642 | May 20 |
| Pappas Christopher | President and CEO | May 05 '26 | Sale | 78.00 | 125,000 | 9,750,000 | 2,189,453 | May 05 |
| Pappas Christopher | President and CEO | Mar 03 '26 | Sale | 62.53 | 95,908 | 5,997,127 | 2,398,522 | Mar 03 |
| Pappas Christopher | President and CEO | Mar 03 '26 | Option Exercise | 20.23 | 95,908 | 1,940,219 | 2,494,430 | Mar 03 |
| Polychroni Christina | Chief Human Resources Officer | Mar 02 '26 | Sale | 65.45 | 3,317 | 217,098 | 30,141 | Mar 03 |
| Polychroni Christina | Chief Human Resources Officer | Feb 27 '26 | Sale | 71.33 | 3,084 | 219,982 | 33,864 | Mar 03 |
| Aldous Alexandros | General Counsel | Feb 27 '26 | Sale | 71.22 | 29,500 | 2,100,990 | 72,017 | Mar 03 |
| McCauley Tim | Chief Accounting Officer | Feb 18 '26 | Sale | 70.00 | 7,500 | 525,000 | 44,662 | Feb 26 |
| Leddy James | Chief Financial Officer | Nov 04 '25 | Sale | 62.11 | 22,000 | 1,366,420 | 125,892 | Nov 05 |
| McCauley Tim | Chief Accounting Officer | Jul 14 '25 | Sale | 65.07 | 17,500 | 1,138,675 | 52,050 | Jul 15 |
| Pappas John | Vice Chairman and COO | Mar 10 '25 | Sale | 54.19 | 100,000 | 5,419,177 | 754,930 | Mar 12 |
| Leddy James | Chief Financial Officer | Mar 06 '25 | Sale | 62.00 | 4,000 | 248,000 | 147,892 | Mar 07 |