Inside the research

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

CHEF Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$110.27

▼ -0.09 (-0.1%)

52w hi$115.52
52w lo$54.60
Vol415.70K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.33

Short+0.51
Medium+0.30
Long+0.00

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution

Market cap$4.50B
Enterprise value$5.31B
Trailing P/E52.51x
Forward P/E36.05x
EV / EBITDA20.38x
P / S (ttm)1.02x
Profit margin2.1%
Return on equity15.3%
Revenue growth+12.9%
Earnings growth+55.5%
Debt / equity146.03

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.18
Sector-0.01
Technical+0.33
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. It offers specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate, and pastry products and center-of-the-plate products that includes custom cut beef, seafood, and hormone-free poultry, as well as produce and broadline food products comprising cooking oils, butter, eggs, milk, and flour. The company serves menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos, and specialty food stores. It markets its center-of-the-plate products directly to consumers through a mail and e-commerce platform. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

United States · www.chefswarehouse.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.72
Corr SPX0.31
Annual vol37.1%
Annual ret+56.7%
Sharpe1.53
Max DD-26.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-05-11Shareholder Vote, Exhibitsread
2026-04-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-24Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-02-11Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-01-13Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2025-10-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-07-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-06-16Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2025-05-23Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2025-05-14Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2025-04-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-07-2910-Qview
2026-07-298-Kview
2026-06-034view
2026-05-204view
2026-05-114view
2026-05-114view
2026-05-114view
2026-05-114view
2026-05-114view
2026-05-118-Kview
2026-05-114view
2026-05-054view
2026-04-298-Kview
2026-04-2910-Qview
2026-04-248-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$3.79B+20.7%
Gross profit$814.47M+19.0%
Operating income$100.94M+9.6%
Net income$55.48M+18.0%
Cash from ops$129.22M+18.6%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$110.39$113.04$109.23$110.27415.70K
Sep 24$108.95$111.35$108.95$110.36355.50K
Sep 23$108.52$109.70$107.78$108.89465.90K
Sep 22$111.90$114.48$107.73$108.36654.30K
Sep 21$111.30$112.65$110.70$110.70423.00K

Understand the score. Research layers are inputs to a model, and the available data has limits.

Read the methodology →