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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.
FY 2011–2025 · 15 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
$112.05
▲ +0.98 (+0.9%)
| 52w hi | $115.35 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $54.60 |
| Vol | 1.09M |
| As of | Aug 13 |
Our score +0.52
| Short | +0.98 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.34 |
| Long | -0.05 |
computed 2026-08-13
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution
| Market cap | $4.57B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $5.34B |
| Trailing P/E | 53.36x |
| Forward P/E | 36.46x |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.51x |
| P / S (ttm) | 1.04x |
| Profit margin | 2.1% |
| Return on equity | 15.3% |
| Revenue growth | +12.9% |
| Earnings growth | +55.5% |
| Debt / equity | 146.03 |
| Beta vs SPX | 0.72 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.32 |
| Annual vol | 36.6% |
| Annual ret | +62.0% |
| Sharpe | 1.69 |
| Max DD | -26.0% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.18 | |
| Sector | +0.02 | |
| Technical | +0.34 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.56 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 | $111.31 | $112.98 | $109.41 | $112.05 | 1.09M |
| Aug 12 | $108.00 | $111.60 | $107.54 | $111.07 | 290.20K |
| Aug 11 | $108.99 | $110.64 | $108.51 | $109.31 | 287.10K |
| Aug 10 | $109.42 | $110.51 | $108.80 | $108.83 | 320.40K |
| Aug 7 | $109.57 | $110.26 | $107.90 | $110.20 | 225.40K |