The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

CHEF

Concerning the House

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

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%
Quotation

$112.05

+0.98 (+0.9%)

52w hi$115.35
52w lo$54.60
Vol1.09M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.52

Short+0.98
Medium+0.34
Long-0.05

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution

Market cap$4.57B
Enterprise value$5.34B
Trailing P/E53.36x
Forward P/E36.46x
EV / EBITDA20.51x
P / S (ttm)1.04x
Profit margin2.1%
Return on equity15.3%
Revenue growth+12.9%
Earnings growth+55.5%
Debt / equity146.03
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.72
Corr SPX0.32
Annual vol36.6%
Annual ret+62.0%
Sharpe1.69
Max DD-26.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.18
Sector+0.02
Technical+0.34
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.56

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$111.31$112.98$109.41$112.051.09M
Aug 12$108.00$111.60$107.54$111.07290.20K
Aug 11$108.99$110.64$108.51$109.31287.10K
Aug 10$109.42$110.51$108.80$108.83320.40K
Aug 7$109.57$110.26$107.90$110.20225.40K