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

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$79.03 +1.04 (+1.33%)
Closing price 05/5/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$79.00 -0.03 (-0.04%)
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About Chefs' Warehouse Stock (NASDAQ:CHEF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$77.78
$79.63
50-Day Range
$57.59
$79.03
52-Week Range
$53.20
$79.63
Volume
733,956 shs
Average Volume
505,684 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.22 billion
P/E Ratio
43.91
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$80.83
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Chefs' Warehouse Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

CHEF MarketRank™: 

Chefs' Warehouse scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 152 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Chefs' Warehouse has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, 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 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Chefs' Warehouse's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Chefs' Warehouse are expected to grow by 14.77% in the coming year, from $2.37 to $2.72 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Chefs' Warehouse is 43.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Chefs' Warehouse is 43.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.77.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Chefs' Warehouse has a P/B Ratio of 5.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CHEF.
  • 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 Sentiment

    Chefs' Warehouse has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Chefs' Warehouse this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for CHEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Chefs' Warehouse to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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 $18,810,197.00 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.

  • Read more about Chefs' Warehouse's insider trading history.
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CHEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Chefs' Warehouse's stock was trading at $62.33 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CHEF shares have increased by 26.8% and is now trading at $79.03.

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHEF) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.17. Chefs' Warehouse's revenue was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) raised $135 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, July 28th 2011. The company issued 9,000,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Chefs' Warehouse include Wasatch Advisors LP (0.67%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.56%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.56%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher Pappas, James Leddy, Alexandros Aldous, Tim Mccauley, Joseph M Cugine, Katherine Oliver and Christina Polychroni.
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Shares of CHEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chefs' Warehouse investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Today
5/05/2026
AGM 2026
5/08/2026
21st Annual Global Farm to Market Conference
5/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
FOOD - MISC/DIVERSIFIED
Sub-Industry
Food Distributors
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CHEF
CIK
1517175
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,156
Year Founded
1985

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$90.00
Low Price Target
$66.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.80
Trailing P/E Ratio
43.91
Forward P/E Ratio
33.35
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$72.36 million
Net Margins
1.87%
Pretax Margin
2.67%
Return on Equity
15.54%
Return on Assets
4.65%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.18
Current Ratio
2.18
Quick Ratio
1.33

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.15 billion
Price / Sales
0.78
Cash Flow
$4.00 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.74
Book Value
$14.93 per share
Price / Book
5.29

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
40,780,000
Free Float
36,252,000
Market Cap
$3.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.47

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This page (NASDAQ:CHEF) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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