Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is a specialty food distributor serving professional chefs, restaurants, hotels, culinary institutions and other foodservice customers. The company provides a broad selection of specialty and center-of-the-plate products, including fresh produce, seafood, meat, poultry, dairy, imported foods, dry goods, frozen items and other culinary ingredients.

In addition to food products, Chefs' Warehouse offers related supplies and services designed to support commercial kitchens and foodservice operations. Its product assortment emphasizes specialty, premium and hard-to-source ingredients, with distribution capabilities intended to provide customers with consolidated purchasing and delivery solutions.

Founded in 1985, the company has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions and serves customers across the United States and Canada. Chefs' Warehouse is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Christopher Pappas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $109.81 to $113.93
• 50-Day Range: $93.93 to $115.52
• 52-Week Range: $53.20 to $117.65
• Volume: 231,724 shs
• Average Volume: 533,473 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 54.24
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $115.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Chefs' Warehouse Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chefs' Warehouse scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 75th out of 174 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Chefs' Warehouse has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Chefs' Warehouse is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chefs' Warehouse has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chefs' Warehouse are expected to grow by 23.62% in the coming year, from $2.54 to $3.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chefs' Warehouse is 53.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chefs' Warehouse is 53.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chefs' Warehouse has a P/B Ratio of 7.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.90% of the float of Chefs' Warehouse has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chefs' Warehouse has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.87.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chefs' Warehouse has recently decreased by 8.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Chefs' Warehouse does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Chefs' Warehouse does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Chefs' Warehouse has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Chefs' Warehouse this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Chefs' Warehouse to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chefs' Warehouse insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,203,174.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.10% of the stock of Chefs' Warehouse is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.55% of the stock of Chefs' Warehouse is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CHEF
• CIK: 1517175
• Web: www.chefswarehouse.com
• Phone: (203) 894-1345
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,156
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Chefs' Warehouse: $115.67
• High Price Target: $131.00
• Low Price Target: $84.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 54.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 44.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $72.36 million
• Net Margins: 2.09%
• Pretax Margin: 3.04%
• Return on Equity: 16.95%
• Return on Assets: 5.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.07
• Current Ratio: 2.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.12
• Cash Flow: $4.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.96
• Book Value: $14.85 per share
• Price / Book: 7.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 40,800,000
• Free Float: 36,268,000
• Market Cap: $4.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38