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CHEF NASDAQ US

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. - Common Stock

Retail · Retail Website · IPO Jul 2011
$57.59
▼ $-0.98 (-1.67%)
Vol 514K
12
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$2.5B
P/E
34.0
ROE
13.5%
Margin
1.9%
D/E
127.18
Beta
1.31
52W
$45–$69

Wall Street Consensus

14 analysts · Apr 2026
5
Strong Buy
7
Buy
2
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
85.7%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 100.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $0.64 $0.68 +$0.04
Sep 2025 $0.43 $0.50 +$0.07
Jun 2025 $0.47 $0.52 +$0.05
Mar 2025 $0.20 $0.25 +$0.05

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $1.0B $950.7M $1.0B $1.0B $1.1B
Net Income $23.9M $10.3M $21.2M $19.1M $21.7M

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-27 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 1314.0% 13.1% 13.1% 13.5% 13.5% 13.5%
P/E (TTM) 37.16 35.98 34.19 32.18 32.73 33.99
Net Margin 205.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Gross Margin 2458.0% 24.2% 24.2% 24.2% 24.2% 24.2%
D/E Ratio 127.18 127.18 127.18 127.18 127.18 127.18
Current Ratio 2.01 2.01 2.01 2.14 2.14 2.14

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
4.0%
P/S (TTM)
0.63
P/B
3.7
EPS (TTM)
$1.62
CF/Share
$1.71
Rev Growth 3Y
+29.5%
52W High
$68.94
52W Low
$45.00
$45.00 52-Week Range $68.94

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$65.8M
Net Debt
$853.9M
Cash
$121.0M
Total Debt
$974.9M
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does CHEF compare to Retail peers?

Peer group: Small-cap Retail ($300M+) · 50 companies

CHEF valuation vs Retail peers

P/E ratio
34.0
33% above peers (25.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
P/S ratio
0.6
45% below peers (1.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
P/B ratio
3.7
22% above peers (3.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
Div yield
0% below peers (1.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

CHEF profitability vs Retail peers

ROE
13.5%
12% above peers (12.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Net margin
1.9%
30% below peers (2.6%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Gross margin
24.2%
34% below peers (36.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
4.0%
14% below peers (4.6%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

CHEF financial health vs Retail peers

D/E ratio
127.2
360% above peers (27.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
High debt
Current ratio
2.1
61% above peers (1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Strong liquidity
Beta
1.3
21% above peers (1.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

CHEF fundamentals radar

CHEF Peer median Industry

CHEF profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

CHEF vs peers: key metrics

Insider Activity

Neutral
Buys
0
Sells
0
PAPPAS CHRISTOPHER
Chief Executive Officer · Mar 03
95908 shs
PAPPAS CHRISTOPHER
Chief Executive Officer · Mar 03
95908 shs
PAPPAS CHRISTOPHER
Chief Executive Officer · Mar 02
60392 shs
POLYCHRONI CHRISTINA
Officer · Mar 02
6401 shs
ALDOUS ALEXANDROS
General Counsel · Feb 27
29500 shs
PAPPAS CHRISTOPHER
Chief Executive Officer · Feb 24
75951 shs
LEDDY JAMES F
Chief Financial Officer · Feb 24
16338 shs
MCCAULEY TIMOTHY
Officer · Feb 24
7698 shs
POLYCHRONI CHRISTINA
Officer · Feb 24
9948 shs
PAPPAS JOHN
Chief Operating Officer · Feb 24
41740 shs
Last 90 days

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Top 5: 35.14%
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7.20%
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6.90%
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4.12%
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3.51%
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As of Dec 31, 2025