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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Financials

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$81.71 +1.37 (+1.71%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$81.78 +0.07 (+0.09%)
As of 05/8/2026 06:08 PM Eastern
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Annual Income Statements for Chefs' Warehouse

Annual Income Statements for Chefs' Warehouse

This table shows Chefs' Warehouse's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/25/2015 12/30/2016 12/29/2017 12/28/2018 12/27/2019 12/25/2020 12/24/2021 12/30/2022 12/29/2023 12/27/2024 12/26/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
16 3.02 14 20 24 -83 -4.89 28 35 54 73
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
16 3.02 14 20 24 -83 -4.92 28 35 55 72
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
16 3.02 14 20 24 -83 -4.92 28 35 55 72
Total Pre-Tax Income
28 5.68 18 28 32 -124 -6.78 42 55 80 104
Total Operating Income
40 47 41 49 51 -103 11 86 101 128 145
Total Gross Profit
269 301 329 349 387 248 390 619 814 914 1,004
Total Revenue
1,047 1,193 1,302 1,445 1,592 1,112 1,746 2,613 3,434 3,794 4,150
Operating Revenue
1,047 1,193 1,302 1,445 1,592 1,112 1,746 2,613 3,434 3,794 4,150
Total Cost of Revenue
778 892 972 1,096 1,205 863 1,355 1,995 2,619 2,880 3,145
Operating Cost of Revenue
778 892 972 1,096 1,205 863 1,355 1,995 2,619 2,880 3,145
Total Operating Expenses
228 254 288 300 336 351 380 533 714 786 859
Selling, General & Admin Expense
- - - 298 330 336 379 518 705 785 850
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
228 254 288 2.23 6.36 14 0.42 15 8.77 1.09 9.20
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-13 -42 -23 -21 -18 -21 -18 -44 -45 -49 -42
Interest Expense
13 42 23 21 18 21 18 44 45 49 42
Income Tax Expense
12 2.65 4.04 7.44 8.21 -41 -1.85 14 21 24 31
Other Adjustments to Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders)
- - - - - - -0.03 0.16 -0.35 1.98 -1.04
Basic Earnings per Share
$0.63 $0.12 $0.55 $0.71 $0.82 ($2.46) ($0.13) $0.75 $0.92 $1.46 $1.87
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
25.53M 25.92M 26.12M 28.70M 29.53M 33.72M 36.74M 37.09M 37.63M 37.91M 38.72M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.63 $0.12 $0.54 $0.70 $0.81 ($2.46) ($0.13) $0.73 $0.88 $1.32 $1.68
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
26.51M 26.03M 27.42M 29.68M 30.07M 33.72M 36.74M 38.74M 45.64M 45.98M 46.00M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
25.70M 25.20M 26.10M 28.70M 30.31M 37.28M 37.89M 38.60M 39.67M 40.27M 40.69M

Quarterly Income Statements for Chefs' Warehouse

This table shows Chefs' Warehouse's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/29/2023 12/29/2023 3/29/2024 6/28/2024 9/27/2024 12/27/2024 3/28/2025 6/27/2025 9/26/2025 12/26/2025 3/27/2026
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
7.09 16 1.61 15 14 23 10 22 19 22 17
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
7.32 16 1.93 16 14 24 10 21 19 22 17
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
7.32 16 1.93 16 14 24 10 21 19 22 17
Total Pre-Tax Income
14 26 2.76 22 20 34 12 30 28 33 23
Total Operating Income
26 38 16 34 32 46 23 40 39 43 33
Total Gross Profit
208 229 209 229 225 251 226 254 247 277 257
Total Revenue
882 950 874 955 931 1,034 951 1,035 1,021 1,143 1,059
Operating Revenue
882 950 874 955 931 1,034 951 1,035 1,021 1,143 1,059
Total Cost of Revenue
674 722 665 726 707 783 725 781 774 866 802
Operating Cost of Revenue
674 722 665 726 707 783 725 781 774 866 802
Total Operating Expenses
182 190 193 195 193 205 203 214 208 233 224
Selling, General & Admin Expense
180 190 190 195 193 207 203 214 208 225 224
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
2.54 0.50 3.11 0.30 -0.03 -2.30 0.50 0.37 0.13 8.20 0.09
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-11 -12 -13 -12 -12 -12 -10 -11 -11 -10 -10
Interest Expense
11 12 13 12 12 12 10 11 11 10 10
Income Tax Expense
6.85 10 0.83 6.65 6.04 11 2.19 8.26 9.25 11 5.37
Other Adjustments to Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders)
0.23 -0.31 0.32 0.13 0.28 1.24 -0.18 -0.84 0.35 -0.38 0.23
Basic Earnings per Share
$0.19 $0.43 $0.05 $0.41 $0.37 $0.63 $0.27 $0.55 $0.50 $0.55 $0.45
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
37.69M 37.63M 37.82M 37.92M 37.86M 37.91M 38.70M 38.88M 38.58M 38.72M 38.80M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.19 $0.40 $0.05 $0.37 $0.34 $0.56 $0.25 $0.49 $0.44 $0.50 $0.40
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
45.72M 45.64M 38.63M 45.95M 45.94M 45.98M 46.09M 46.03M 45.80M 46.00M 46.08M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
39.67M 39.67M 39.77M 39.83M 39.55M 40.27M 40.68M 40.76M 40.69M 40.69M 40.78M

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Chefs' Warehouse

This table details how cash moves in and out of Chefs' Warehouse's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/25/2015 12/30/2016 12/29/2017 12/28/2018 12/27/2019 12/25/2020 12/24/2021 12/30/2022 12/29/2023 12/27/2024 12/26/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-0.87 30 8.52 0.95 98 53 -78 44 -109 65 6.33
Net Cash From Operating Activities
38 39 31 45 45 43 -20 23 62 153 129
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
38 39 31 45 45 43 -20 23 62 153 129
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
16 3.02 14 20 24 -83 -4.92 28 35 55 72
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
16 3.02 14 20 24 -83 -4.92 28 35 55 72
Depreciation Expense
5.96 7.08 8.52 10 13 20 22 24 33 41 54
Amortization Expense
11 13 14 15 15 17 13 14 23 24 24
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
7.00 30 7.37 8.82 12 56 16 37 35 36 48
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-2.13 -14 -13 -9.50 -19 33 -65 -80 -64 -3.26 -69
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-129 -36 -42 -34 -44 -68 -49 -232 -179 -50 -47
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-129 -36 -42 -34 -44 -68 -49 -232 -179 -50 -47
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-22 -17 -12 -20 -16 -7.04 -39 -46 -57 -50 -41
Acquisitions
-124 -20 -30 -14 -28 -61 -10 -186 -122 -0.32 -4.58
Other Investing Activities, net
- - - - - - - - 0.00 0.00 -0.75
Net Cash From Financing Activities
91 27 19 -10 97 78 -9.22 253 9.01 -38 -76
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
91 27 19 -10 97 78 -9.22 253 9.01 -38 -76
Repayment of Debt
-143 -321 -38 -57 -54 -104 -54 -367 -33 -49 -34
Repurchase of Common Equity
- - - - - - - 0.00 0.00 -17 -15
Issuance of Debt
235 349 24 47 150 100 52 630 60 46 0.00
Other Financing Activities, net
-1.01 -0.57 -0.50 -0.76 0.52 -3.67 -6.64 -9.73 -18 -18 -28
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-0.35 0.07 - - 0.02 0.08 -0.01 - - 0.02 0.09

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Chefs' Warehouse

This table details how cash moves in and out of Chefs' Warehouse's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/29/2023 12/29/2023 3/29/2024 6/28/2024 9/27/2024 12/27/2024 3/28/2025 6/27/2025 9/26/2025 12/26/2025 3/27/2026
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
-27 17 -7.61 -3.93 12 64 1.88 -20 -32 56 1.73
Net Cash From Operating Activities
9.26 42 31 29 20 73 50 15 -8.72 74 38
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
9.26 42 31 29 20 73 50 15 -8.72 74 38
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
7.32 16 1.93 16 14 24 10 21 19 22 17
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
7.32 16 1.93 16 14 24 10 21 19 22 17
Depreciation Expense
8.49 8.72 9.23 9.54 11 11 12 13 14 15 15
Amortization Expense
6.47 5.80 6.17 6.17 5.87 6.16 6.09 6.01 6.08 6.29 5.65
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
9.57 6.47 10 7.54 7.19 11 8.78 11 9.72 18 10
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-23 4.61 3.14 -9.44 -18 21 12 -37 -57 13 -9.85
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-13 -24 -17 -16 -8.01 -8.38 -12 -9.98 -11 -13 -7.70
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-13 -24 -17 -16 -8.01 -8.38 -12 -9.98 -11 -13 -7.70
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-12 -22 -17 -16 -8.01 -8.38 -12 -9.98 -11 -8.09 -7.70
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-23 -1.46 -21 -17 0.54 -0.66 -35 -24 -12 -4.63 -29
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-23 -1.46 -21 -17 0.54 -0.66 -35 -24 -12 -4.63 -29
Repayment of Debt
-21 1.49 -8.05 -10 -4.25 -27 -21 -11 -1.41 -0.75 -5.75
Repurchase of Common Equity
- - -5.00 -5.00 - -7.39 0.00 -10 -5.00 0.00 -10
Other Financing Activities, net
-1.52 -13 -8.20 -2.92 -1.20 -5.77 -15 -3.48 -5.53 -3.88 -13
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-0.28 0.27 0.12 -0.08 - - - - -0.13 0.11 -0.06

Annual Balance Sheets for Chefs' Warehouse

This table presents Chefs' Warehouse's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/25/2015 12/30/2016 12/29/2017 12/28/2018 12/27/2019 12/25/2020 12/24/2021 12/30/2022 12/29/2023 12/27/2024 12/26/2025
Total Assets
580 634 688 732 1,014 974 1,074 1,509 1,705 1,859 2,028
Total Current Assets
229 264 297 329 453 406 470 721 731 868 970
Cash & Equivalents
2.45 33 42 42 140 193 115 159 50 115 121
Accounts Receivable
124 128 142 162 175 96 173 260 334 366 392
Inventories, net
93 87 102 113 124 83 144 246 285 316 386
Prepaid Expenses
9.16 16 11 12 14 33 38 56 63 71 71
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
54 62 68 85 93 115 134 186 235 276 342
Total Noncurrent Assets
297 307 323 318 468 453 470 603 740 715 716
Goodwill
156 164 173 184 198 215 222 287 356 356 363
Intangible Assets
137 137 146 130 139 112 105 156 185 160 137
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
4.47 6.02 2.98 4.07 131 119 134 160 199 198 216
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
580 634 688 732 1,014 974 1,074 1,509 1,705 1,859 2,028
Total Liabilities
392 440 439 424 678 630 724 1,108 1,251 1,321 1,424
Total Current Liabilities
103 107 108 126 150 118 197 284 386 425 473
Short-Term Debt
6.27 15 3.83 0.06 0.72 6.10 5.14 12 53 18 28
Accounts Payable
65 66 70 88 94 58 118 163 201 267 276
Accrued Expenses
24 18 22 25 30 28 35 54 71 69 78
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
7.73 9.52 13 13 8.03 9.40 22 34 37 50 66
Other Current Liabilities
- - - - 17 17 16 19 24 22 25
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
289 332 331 298 528 512 527 824 865 896 950
Long-Term Debt
267 318 314 278 386 398 394 654 665 689 720
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
4.06 6.96 6.02 9.60 11 - 0.00 6.10 14 16 22
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
17 7.72 11 10 131 114 132 164 186 191 207
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
188 194 249 309 336 345 350 402 455 538 604
Total Preferred & Common Equity
188 194 249 309 336 345 350 402 455 538 604
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
188 194 249 309 336 345 350 402 455 538 604
Common Stock
125 127 167 208 213 304 315 338 357 400 405
Retained Earnings
65 69 83 103 125 43 38 65 100 142 202
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-2.95 -2.19 -1.55 -2.22 -2.05 -2.05 -2.02 -2.19 -1.83 -3.81 -2.76

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Chefs' Warehouse

This table presents Chefs' Warehouse's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 3/31/2023 6/30/2023 9/29/2023 3/29/2024 6/28/2024 9/27/2024 3/28/2025 6/27/2025 9/26/2025 3/27/2026
Total Assets
1,552 1,651 1,658 1,670 1,715 1,774 1,839 1,907 1,916 1,990
Total Current Assets
697 714 722 693 741 792 835 883 869 931
Cash & Equivalents
92 60 33 42 38 51 117 97 65 123
Accounts Receivable
275 301 316 313 323 334 336 351 348 377
Inventories, net
275 292 312 272 310 336 317 368 385 364
Prepaid Expenses
56 61 60 66 68 71 66 68 71 67
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
196 206 209 251 260 270 294 311 338 345
Total Noncurrent Assets
659 732 727 727 715 711 709 713 709 713
Goodwill
308 349 345 357 357 357 356 357 357 363
Intangible Assets
168 196 200 179 172 167 154 148 144 132
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
183 187 183 192 186 188 199 208 208 219
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
1,552 1,651 1,658 1,670 1,715 1,774 1,839 1,907 1,916 1,990
Total Liabilities
1,146 1,228 1,223 1,223 1,254 1,293 1,297 1,350 1,339 1,381
Total Current Liabilities
304 333 350 360 400 429 407 440 406 428
Short-Term Debt
13 12 12 56 57 65 20 19 22 30
Accounts Payable
170 198 209 183 220 232 250 279 228 233
Accrued Expenses
72 72 75 63 62 66 74 73 77 84
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
27 28 31 35 37 43 42 47 56 56
Other Current Liabilities
22 23 23 23 24 23 22 22 24 25
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
842 895 873 863 854 864 890 910 934 953
Long-Term Debt
654 709 689 667 661 667 681 690 712 721
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
6.22 7.29 9.32 15 17 20 16 17 21 24
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
181 178 175 181 176 178 193 203 201 209
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
406 423 435 448 462 480 542 558 577 609
Total Preferred & Common Equity
406 423 435 448 462 480 542 558 577 609
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
406 423 435 448 462 480 542 558 577 609
Common Stock
341 348 353 353 357 359 393 395 400 401
Retained Earnings
67 77 84 102 117 124 152 165 180 211
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-2.10 -1.91 -2.14 -2.16 -2.28 -2.56 -3.63 -2.79 -3.14 -2.99

Annual Metrics And Ratios for Chefs' Warehouse

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Chefs' Warehouse's official financial filings.

Metric 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Period end date 12/25/2015 12/30/2016 12/29/2017 12/28/2018 12/27/2019 12/25/2020 12/24/2021 12/30/2022 12/29/2023 12/27/2024 12/26/2025
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
25.72% 13.95% 9.11% 10.99% 10.19% -30.17% 57.04% 49.70% 31.39% 10.50% 9.36%
EBITDA Growth
36.08% 17.95% -5.74% 16.00% 6.59% -183.68% 169.40% 170.85% 26.27% 23.37% 15.58%
EBIT Growth
23.26% 16.25% -13.09% 18.17% 4.28% -302.62% 110.53% 693.06% 17.73% 27.01% 13.18%
NOPAT Growth
25.14% 6.47% 27.57% 10.92% 6.26% -289.96% 110.53% 650.54% 10.83% 42.08% 13.39%
Net Income Growth
14.03% -81.35% 375.22% 42.02% 18.58% -442.67% 94.06% 663.68% 24.65% 60.39% 30.43%
EPS Growth
10.53% -80.95% 350.00% 29.63% 15.71% -403.70% 94.72% 661.54% 20.55% 50.00% 27.27%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
285.09% 3.15% -19.06% 43.13% -0.17% -4.72% -146.41% 216.26% 166.44% 148.32% -15.58%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-1,677.77% 93.85% 106.52% 2,591.54% -101.26% -22,135.96% -59.07% -205.02% 30.48% 154.53% -100.82%
Invested Capital Growth
59.97% 7.47% 6.38% 3.73% 6.98% -4.64% 14.20% 43.24% 23.57% 0.62% 9.04%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
6.89% 4.47% 1.10% 2.63% 2.08% -11.53% 18.83% 9.79% 4.86% 2.24% 2.70%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
13.04% 13.57% -9.23% 5.39% 0.99% -4,329.68% 391.70% 14.30% 10.00% 6.12% 0.14%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
10.00% 18.54% -14.66% 4.93% 1.45% -184.89% 120.28% 19.39% 9.07% 6.92% -2.18%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
12.23% 3.15% 16.45% -5.05% 3.48% -184.89% 120.28% 8.45% 20.04% 11.59% -3.93%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
9.87% 463.99% 2.43% -2.86% 9.04% -137.15% 90.24% -20.76% 75.02% 16.67% -3.01%
EPS Q/Q Growth
8.62% 500.00% -1.82% -6.67% 8.00% -134.29% 90.85% -19.78% 62.96% 13.79% -3.45%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
45.59% -7.76% -23.01% 7.85% 28.15% -43.08% 46.68% -39.40% 439.18% 25.82% 0.67%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
12.70% -259.16% 139.30% -44.18% 98.90% -226.31% -0.77% -133.06% 85.61% 272.52% -103.13%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-2.73% 0.56% 1.00% 3.02% -0.17% -2.89% 4.77% 0.00% 1.80% -2.68% -1.05%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
25.67% 25.25% 25.31% 24.15% 24.28% 22.32% 22.37% 23.67% 23.72% 24.09% 24.20%
EBITDA Margin
5.48% 5.67% 4.90% 5.12% 4.95% -5.93% 2.62% 4.74% 4.56% 5.09% 5.38%
Operating Margin
3.86% 3.96% 3.16% 3.36% 3.18% -9.24% 0.62% 3.28% 2.94% 3.38% 3.50%
EBIT Margin
3.89% 3.97% 3.16% 3.36% 3.18% -9.24% 0.62% 3.28% 2.94% 3.38% 3.50%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
1.55% 0.25% 1.10% 1.41% 1.52% -7.46% -0.28% 1.06% 1.01% 1.46% 1.74%
Tax Burden Percent
58.49% 53.26% 78.04% 73.27% 74.66% 67.07% 72.65% 66.25% 62.36% 69.76% 69.89%
Interest Burden Percent
68.09% 12.00% 44.77% 57.31% 63.95% 120.40% -62.68% 48.86% 54.95% 62.03% 71.36%
Effective Tax Rate
41.51% 46.74% 21.96% 26.73% 25.34% 0.00% 0.00% 33.75% 37.64% 30.24% 30.11%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
6.33% 5.28% 6.30% 6.66% 6.71% -12.63% 1.27% 7.36% 6.20% 7.94% 8.59%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
2.73% -2.47% 0.15% 0.72% 1.06% -17.46% -3.77% 0.02% 1.37% 2.55% 3.82%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
3.35% -3.70% 0.19% 0.66% 0.79% -11.74% -2.69% 0.02% 1.88% 3.24% 4.09%
Return on Equity (ROE)
9.68% 1.58% 6.50% 7.32% 7.51% -24.36% -1.42% 7.38% 8.08% 11.18% 12.67%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
-39.80% -1.92% 0.12% 3.00% -0.04% -7.88% -11.99% -28.19% -14.89% 7.32% -0.06%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
8.51% 7.80% 6.22% 6.84% 5.80% -10.33% 1.06% 6.64% 6.28% 7.19% 7.47%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.39% 0.50% 2.17% 2.87% 2.77% -8.34% -0.48% 2.15% 2.15% 3.11% 3.72%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
9.68% 1.58% 6.50% 7.32% 7.51% -24.36% -1.42% 7.38% 8.08% 11.18% 12.67%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
8.62% 1.56% 5.78% 6.61% 7.20% -24.06% -1.41% 6.91% 7.61% 10.32% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
24 25 32 36 38 -72 7.57 57 63 89 101
NOPAT Margin
2.26% 2.11% 2.47% 2.46% 2.38% -6.46% 0.43% 2.17% 1.83% 2.36% 2.44%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
3.61% 7.76% 6.16% 5.94% 5.65% 4.83% 5.05% 7.34% 4.83% 5.39% 4.76%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- - - - - - - 5.32% 5.37% 7.19% 7.50%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
74.33% 74.75% 74.69% 75.85% 75.72% 77.68% 77.63% 76.33% 76.28% 75.91% 75.80%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.64% 20.70% 30.26% 21.72% 19.83% 20.52% 20.69% 20.48%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
21.81% 21.29% 22.15% 20.79% 21.10% 31.56% 21.75% 20.39% 20.78% 20.71% 20.70%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
41 47 41 49 51 -103 11 86 101 128 145
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
57 68 64 74 79 -66 46 124 157 193 223
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
2.43 2.14 2.19 3.04 3.43 2.62 3.52 3.17 2.57 3.58 4.28
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.10 52.08 0.00 0.00 91.84 24.79
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.44 0.35 0.42 0.65 0.72 0.81 0.71 0.49 0.34 0.51 0.62
Price to Earnings (P/E)
28.17 137.22 37.91 46.02 47.61 0.00 0.00 46.17 33.41 35.99 35.21
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
3.55% 0.73% 2.64% 2.17% 2.10% 0.00% 0.00% 2.17% 2.99% 2.78% 2.84%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.59 1.45 1.56 2.16 2.40 2.00 2.39 1.96 1.63 2.23 2.61
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.70 0.60 0.63 0.81 0.88 1.00 0.87 0.68 0.53 0.66 0.77
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
12.69 10.56 12.88 15.89 17.74 0.00 33.16 14.36 11.72 13.04 14.39
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
17.89 15.10 19.96 24.18 27.60 0.00 140.42 20.77 18.18 19.64 22.14
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
30.80 28.40 25.58 33.00 36.96 0.00 200.59 31.35 29.16 28.15 31.68
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
19.29 18.36 26.06 26.06 31.07 25.96 0.00 76.98 29.78 16.45 24.86
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.00 1,378.71 73.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.54 0.00
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
1.46 1.72 1.28 0.90 1.15 1.17 1.14 1.66 1.58 1.31 1.24
Long-Term Debt to Equity
1.42 1.64 1.26 0.90 1.15 1.16 1.13 1.63 1.46 1.28 1.19
Financial Leverage
1.23 1.50 1.30 0.92 0.75 0.67 0.71 1.05 1.37 1.27 1.07
Leverage Ratio
2.86 3.18 2.99 2.55 2.71 2.92 2.95 3.44 3.75 3.59 3.40
Compound Leverage Factor
1.94 0.38 1.34 1.46 1.73 3.52 -1.85 1.68 2.06 2.23 2.43
Debt to Total Capital
59.28% 63.18% 56.11% 47.41% 53.52% 53.98% 53.27% 62.39% 61.23% 56.80% 55.33%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
1.36% 2.81% 0.68% 0.01% 0.10% 0.81% 0.69% 1.16% 4.54% 1.45% 2.08%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
57.92% 60.37% 55.43% 47.40% 53.42% 53.17% 52.59% 61.22% 56.69% 55.35% 53.25%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
40.72% 36.82% 43.89% 52.59% 46.48% 46.02% 46.73% 37.61% 38.77% 43.20% 44.67%
Debt to EBITDA
4.77 4.92 4.99 3.76 4.91 -6.13 8.72 5.37 4.59 3.66 3.35
Net Debt to EBITDA
4.73 4.43 4.33 3.19 3.13 -3.20 6.21 4.09 4.27 3.07 2.81
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
4.66 4.70 4.93 3.76 4.90 -6.04 8.61 5.27 4.25 3.57 3.23
Debt to NOPAT
11.58 13.22 9.90 7.81 10.23 -5.62 52.76 11.72 11.41 7.90 7.38
Net Debt to NOPAT
11.47 11.91 8.61 6.62 6.52 -2.93 37.55 8.93 10.61 6.62 6.19
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
11.31 12.63 9.78 7.81 10.21 -5.54 52.08 11.51 10.56 7.70 7.10
Altman Z-Score
3.15 3.14 3.33 4.05 3.29 2.07 3.04 3.02 3.09 3.54 3.80
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
2.22 2.46 2.74 2.62 3.02 3.43 2.39 2.54 1.89 2.04 2.05
Quick Ratio
1.23 1.50 1.70 1.63 2.10 2.45 1.46 1.48 1.00 1.13 1.08
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-148 -9.13 0.60 16 -0.20 -45 -71 -217 -151 82 -0.67
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
689.83% 242.11% 255.84% 227.84% 279.95% 609.45% -51.28% 50.46% 107.33% 309.18% 311.93%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-11.44 -0.22 0.03 0.77 -0.01 -2.14 -4.05 -4.96 -3.32 1.69 -0.02
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
2.91 0.93 1.39 2.17 2.46 2.05 -1.13 0.53 1.36 3.14 3.11
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
2.48 0.55 0.84 1.22 1.58 1.71 -3.34 -0.52 0.09 2.13 2.11
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
2.19 1.97 1.97 2.03 1.82 1.12 1.70 2.02 2.14 2.13 2.14
Accounts Receivable Turnover
9.47 9.46 9.63 9.51 9.45 8.19 12.98 12.08 11.56 10.84 10.94
Inventory Turnover
9.25 9.89 10.26 10.21 10.19 8.36 11.94 10.22 9.88 9.59 8.96
Fixed Asset Turnover
20.48 20.48 19.94 18.80 17.87 10.67 14.02 16.37 16.33 14.86 13.43
Accounts Payable Turnover
14.40 13.68 14.35 13.89 13.25 11.39 15.42 14.16 14.39 12.33 11.60
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
38.53 38.58 37.89 38.40 38.61 44.56 28.11 30.22 31.58 33.69 33.37
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
39.47 36.89 35.59 35.76 35.84 43.66 30.57 35.70 36.94 38.05 40.72
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
25.34 26.69 25.44 26.29 27.54 32.04 23.67 25.77 25.36 29.61 31.47
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
52.66 48.78 48.03 47.87 46.91 56.18 35.01 40.14 43.17 42.13 42.61
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
459 493 525 544 583 555 634 909 1,123 1,130 1,232
Invested Capital Turnover
2.81 2.50 2.56 2.70 2.82 1.95 2.93 3.39 3.38 3.37 3.51
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
172 34 32 20 38 -27 79 274 214 6.99 102
Enterprise Value (EV)
728 714 821 1,175 1,398 1,113 1,518 1,781 1,835 2,518 3,212
Market Capitalization
457 415 545 939 1,152 902 1,234 1,274 1,167 1,926 2,585
Book Value per Share
$7.15 $7.38 $9.36 $10.30 $11.07 $9.12 $9.24 $10.49 $11.46 $13.59 $14.85
Tangible Book Value per Share
($3.98) ($4.08) ($2.67) ($0.19) ($0.02) $0.48 $0.63 ($1.08) ($2.17) $0.53 $2.56
Total Capital
462 526 566 587 723 749 750 1,067 1,173 1,244 1,353
Total Debt
274 333 318 278 387 404 399 666 718 707 749
Total Long-Term Debt
267 318 314 278 386 398 394 654 665 689 720
Net Debt
271 300 276 236 247 211 284 507 668 592 628
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
5.47 16 12 20 16 7.04 39 46 57 50 41
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
129 139 151 161 163 100 163 291 348 346 404
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
132 172 192 203 304 294 278 450 398 461 525
Net Working Capital (NWC)
125 157 189 203 303 288 273 437 345 443 496
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
7.42 22 18 15 14 11 12 29 28 34 29
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
271 300 276 236 247 211 284 507 668 592 628
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
17 20 23 25 28 37 35 38 56 65 78
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
12.34% 11.66% 11.59% 11.13% 10.27% 9.03% 9.33% 11.13% 10.15% 9.12% 9.73%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
12.57% 14.41% 14.78% 14.07% 19.08% 26.42% 15.93% 17.20% 11.60% 12.14% 12.64%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
11.98% 13.17% 14.49% 14.07% 19.04% 25.87% 15.63% 16.73% 10.05% 11.67% 11.96%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.63 $0.12 $0.55 $0.71 $0.82 ($2.46) ($0.13) $0.75 $0.92 $1.46 $1.87
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
25.53M 25.92M 26.12M 28.70M 29.53M 33.72M 36.74M 37.09M 37.63M 37.91M 38.72M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.63 $0.12 $0.54 $0.70 $0.81 ($2.46) ($0.13) $0.73 $0.88 $1.32 $1.68
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
26.51M 26.03M 27.42M 29.68M 30.07M 33.72M 36.74M 38.74M 45.64M 45.98M 46.00M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
26.28M 26.28M 28.44M 29.97M 30.31M 37.28M 37.89M 38.60M 39.67M 40.27M 40.69M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
24 25 32 36 38 -72 7.57 57 63 89 101
Normalized NOPAT Margin
2.26% 2.11% 2.47% 2.46% 2.38% -6.46% 0.43% 2.17% 1.83% 2.36% 2.44%
Pre Tax Income Margin
2.65% 0.48% 1.41% 1.93% 2.04% -11.12% -0.39% 1.60% 1.62% 2.10% 2.50%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
3.13 1.14 1.81 2.34 2.77 -4.90 0.61 1.96 2.22 2.63 3.49
NOPAT to Interest Expense
1.82 0.60 1.41 1.72 2.07 -3.43 0.43 1.30 1.38 1.84 2.44
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
2.71 0.75 1.27 1.39 1.89 -5.24 -1.59 0.91 0.96 1.62 2.49
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
1.40 0.22 0.87 0.76 1.19 -3.77 -1.78 0.25 0.12 0.82 1.44
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 31.35% 20.73%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for Chefs' Warehouse

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Chefs' Warehouse's official financial filings.

Metric Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026
Period end date 9/29/2023 12/29/2023 3/29/2024 6/28/2024 9/27/2024 12/27/2024 3/28/2025 6/27/2025 9/26/2025 12/26/2025 3/27/2026
DEI Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 40,694,233.00
DEI Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 40,694,233.00
DEI Earnings Per Adjusted Shares Outstanding
- - - - - - - - - - 0.42
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
33.24% 20.11% 21.52% 8.27% 5.63% 8.74% 8.72% 8.40% 9.65% 10.55% 11.39%
EBITDA Growth
26.30% 37.04% 33.05% 24.65% 19.37% 21.15% 30.77% 19.64% 21.48% 0.48% 30.43%
EBIT Growth
15.74% 28.19% 34.49% 33.65% 24.79% 21.75% 42.07% 18.75% 22.13% -6.97% 45.74%
NOPAT Growth
-18.08% 267.72% 27.18% 26.43% 69.06% 37.76% 67.31% 22.14% 17.62% -12.38% 35.05%
Net Income Growth
-11.54% 1,264.02% 37.83% 57.33% 92.54% 49.54% 432.78% 36.83% 35.82% -9.37% 68.81%
EPS Growth
-9.52% 566.67% 25.00% 48.00% 78.95% 40.00% 400.00% 32.43% 29.41% -10.71% 60.00%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
-22.60% 582.92% 1,466.65% 124.82% 114.11% 75.52% 60.41% -50.55% -143.96% 1.18% -22.81%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-275.31% 28.81% 54.82% 89.99% 96.72% 113.25% 115.23% 99.18% -61.85% -392.20% -510.44%
Invested Capital Growth
0.00% 23.57% 14.92% 5.21% 5.26% 0.62% -0.17% 2.56% 7.24% 9.04% 9.76%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.00% 7.78% -7.99% 9.17% -2.44% 10.96% -8.01% 8.85% -1.31% 11.87% -7.31%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
1.84% 30.04% -36.23% 57.84% -2.48% 31.99% -35.63% 44.41% -0.98% 9.17% -16.44%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
0.82% 49.34% -58.06% 111.63% -5.86% 45.71% -51.06% 76.89% -3.18% 11.00% -23.33%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
-29.60% 77.36% -52.17% 111.66% -5.86% 44.53% -41.91% 54.52% -9.34% 7.67% -10.46%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
-25.79% 118.52% -87.93% 703.94% -9.19% 69.71% -57.00% 106.46% -9.85% 13.24% -19.91%
EPS Q/Q Growth
-24.00% 110.53% -87.50% 640.00% -8.11% 64.71% -55.36% 96.00% -10.20% 13.64% -20.00%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
-28.99% 349.08% -25.71% -5.09% -32.38% 268.13% -32.11% -70.74% -160.10% 947.39% -48.21%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
-233.26% 82.50% 29.06% 75.80% -9.01% 170.78% -18.42% -101.31% -21,369.21% -27.77% -14.59%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
1.70% 1.80% 0.49% 1.12% 1.75% -2.68% -0.29% 3.88% 6.39% -1.05% 0.36%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
23.55% 24.05% 23.95% 23.99% 24.13% 24.28% 23.77% 24.58% 24.20% 24.21% 24.30%
EBITDA Margin
4.59% 5.54% 3.59% 5.19% 5.19% 6.17% 4.32% 5.73% 5.75% 5.61% 5.06%
Operating Margin
2.90% 4.01% 1.83% 3.55% 3.42% 4.49% 2.39% 3.89% 3.81% 3.78% 3.13%
EBIT Margin
2.90% 4.01% 1.83% 3.55% 3.42% 4.49% 2.39% 3.89% 3.81% 3.78% 3.13%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
0.83% 1.68% 0.22% 1.63% 1.51% 2.31% 1.08% 2.05% 1.87% 1.90% 1.64%
Tax Burden Percent
51.67% 61.37% 69.99% 70.00% 70.00% 69.44% 82.42% 72.00% 67.42% 65.40% 76.38%
Interest Burden Percent
55.46% 68.33% 17.24% 65.48% 63.17% 74.17% 54.90% 73.36% 72.94% 76.72% 68.62%
Effective Tax Rate
48.33% 38.63% 30.01% 30.00% 30.00% 30.56% 17.58% 28.00% 32.58% 34.60% 23.62%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
8.89% 8.33% 4.36% 8.17% 7.86% 10.51% 6.77% 9.57% 8.63% 8.69% 8.61%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
7.13% 7.07% 2.88% 6.95% 6.64% 9.19% 5.43% 8.37% 7.58% 7.61% 7.30%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
10.96% 9.70% 4.24% 10.53% 9.78% 11.67% 6.95% 10.60% 9.67% 8.13% 7.70%
Return on Equity (ROE)
19.85% 18.03% 8.60% 18.70% 17.64% 22.19% 13.71% 20.17% 18.31% 16.83% 16.31%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
-190.49% -14.89% -7.68% 1.31% 1.96% 7.32% 8.73% 6.28% 1.79% -0.06% -0.11%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
5.72% 8.58% 4.08% 7.72% 7.40% 9.57% 5.28% 8.48% 8.35% 8.08% 6.96%
Return on Assets (ROA)
1.64% 3.60% 0.49% 3.54% 3.27% 4.93% 2.39% 4.48% 4.11% 4.05% 3.65%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
19.85% 18.03% 8.60% 18.70% 17.64% 22.19% 13.71% 20.17% 18.31% 16.83% 16.31%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
4.55% 0.00% 7.84% 8.83% 9.90% 0.00% 11.79% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
13 23 11 24 22 32 19 29 26 28 25
NOPAT Margin
1.50% 2.46% 1.28% 2.48% 2.40% 3.12% 1.97% 2.80% 2.57% 2.47% 2.39%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
1.76% 1.26% 1.48% 1.22% 1.22% 1.32% 1.34% 1.19% 1.05% 1.08% 1.31%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
- 2.00% - - - 2.59% 1.51% 2.29% 2.00% 2.09% 1.86%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
76.45% 75.95% 76.05% 76.01% 75.87% 75.72% 76.23% 75.42% 75.80% 75.79% 75.70%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
20.37% 19.99% 21.76% 20.41% 20.71% 20.01% 21.33% 20.65% 20.38% 19.71% 21.17%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
20.66% 20.04% 22.12% 20.44% 20.71% 19.79% 21.38% 20.69% 20.39% 20.42% 21.17%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
26 38 16 34 32 46 23 40 39 43 33
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
41 53 31 50 48 64 41 59 59 64 54
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
1.93 2.57 3.34 3.37 3.47 3.58 3.98 4.63 4.14 4.28 3.98
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 91.84 69.47 48.92 31.56 24.79 21.19
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.26 0.34 0.42 0.42 0.45 0.51 0.56 0.65 0.59 0.62 0.57
Price to Earnings (P/E)
42.43 33.41 42.60 38.50 35.32 35.99 34.53 37.43 32.24 35.21 30.25
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
2.36% 2.99% 2.35% 2.60% 2.83% 2.78% 2.90% 2.67% 3.10% 2.84% 3.31%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.37 1.63 1.93 1.96 2.02 2.23 2.43 2.73 2.45 2.61 2.47
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.46 0.53 0.61 0.61 0.63 0.66 0.71 0.81 0.76 0.77 0.72
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
10.60 11.72 13.23 12.83 12.89 13.04 13.50 15.04 13.70 14.39 12.94
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
16.30 18.18 20.70 19.67 19.56 19.64 20.29 22.63 20.59 22.14 19.61
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
28.76 29.16 33.20 31.45 29.26 28.15 28.37 31.42 28.94 31.68 28.10
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
131.93 29.78 22.94 20.12 19.28 16.45 15.94 20.38 23.80 24.86 25.87
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
0.00 0.00 0.00 153.01 105.98 30.54 27.83 44.08 141.85 0.00 0.00
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
1.61 1.58 1.61 1.55 1.52 1.31 1.29 1.27 1.27 1.24 1.23
Long-Term Debt to Equity
1.59 1.46 1.49 1.43 1.39 1.28 1.26 1.24 1.23 1.19 1.18
Financial Leverage
1.54 1.37 1.47 1.52 1.47 1.27 1.28 1.27 1.28 1.07 1.05
Leverage Ratio
3.81 3.75 3.77 3.80 3.75 3.59 3.55 3.55 3.49 3.40 3.33
Compound Leverage Factor
2.12 2.57 0.65 2.49 2.37 2.66 1.95 2.61 2.55 2.61 2.28
Debt to Total Capital
61.73% 61.23% 61.75% 60.83% 60.36% 56.80% 56.42% 55.98% 55.98% 55.33% 55.22%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
1.05% 4.54% 4.74% 4.80% 5.34% 1.45% 1.63% 1.51% 1.65% 2.08% 2.17%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
60.67% 56.69% 57.00% 56.03% 55.01% 55.35% 54.79% 54.48% 54.33% 53.25% 53.04%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
38.27% 38.77% 38.25% 39.17% 39.64% 43.20% 43.58% 44.02% 44.02% 44.67% 44.78%
Debt to EBITDA
4.93 4.59 4.40 4.12 4.02 3.66 3.46 3.34 3.29 3.35 3.18
Net Debt to EBITDA
4.69 4.27 4.14 3.90 3.74 3.07 2.88 2.88 3.00 2.81 2.66
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
4.84 4.25 4.06 3.79 3.66 3.57 3.36 3.25 3.19 3.23 3.06
Debt to NOPAT
13.37 11.41 11.04 10.10 9.12 7.90 7.27 6.97 6.95 7.38 6.91
Net Debt to NOPAT
12.74 10.61 10.39 9.56 8.49 6.62 6.06 6.02 6.33 6.19 5.78
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
13.14 10.56 10.19 9.30 8.32 7.70 7.06 6.78 6.74 7.10 6.64
Altman Z-Score
2.78 2.97 3.24 3.28 3.27 3.39 3.54 3.69 3.67 3.64 3.70
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
2.06 1.89 1.92 1.85 1.85 2.04 2.05 2.01 2.14 2.05 2.18
Quick Ratio
1.00 1.00 0.99 0.91 0.90 1.13 1.11 1.02 1.02 1.08 1.17
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
-1,090 -191 -135 -33 -36 25 21 -0.27 -58 -74 -85
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
77.34% 186.55% 181.06% 182.64% 247.64% 871.69% 401.54% 145.31% -79.14% 913.52% 496.92%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
-95.76 -15.78 -10.22 -2.80 -3.04 2.11 2.01 -0.03 -5.48 -7.34 -8.14
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
0.81 3.44 2.33 2.51 1.69 6.08 4.83 1.35 -0.83 7.34 3.68
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
-0.24 1.60 1.04 1.14 1.01 5.39 3.63 0.42 -1.87 6.54 2.94
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
1.98 2.14 2.23 2.18 2.16 2.13 2.21 2.18 2.19 2.14 2.22
Accounts Receivable Turnover
10.36 11.56 12.21 11.72 11.41 10.84 11.93 11.72 11.85 10.94 11.94
Inventory Turnover
8.01 9.88 10.01 9.25 8.69 9.59 9.99 8.83 8.49 8.96 9.47
Fixed Asset Turnover
15.67 16.33 16.06 15.74 15.50 14.86 14.21 13.85 13.30 13.43 13.31
Accounts Payable Turnover
11.95 14.39 15.50 13.32 12.77 12.33 13.59 12.00 13.31 11.60 13.35
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
35.24 31.58 29.89 31.14 31.99 33.69 30.60 31.14 30.80 33.37 30.57
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
45.56 36.94 36.48 39.44 41.98 38.05 36.54 41.33 43.01 40.72 38.56
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
30.54 25.36 23.55 27.41 28.58 29.61 26.85 30.43 27.42 31.47 27.33
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
50.26 43.17 42.81 43.18 45.39 42.13 40.29 42.05 46.39 42.61 41.80
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
1,103 1,123 1,128 1,141 1,161 1,130 1,126 1,170 1,245 1,232 1,236
Invested Capital Turnover
5.94 3.38 3.40 3.29 3.28 3.37 3.43 3.42 3.36 3.51 3.60
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
1,103 214 147 56 58 6.99 -1.87 29 84 102 110
Enterprise Value (EV)
1,508 1,835 2,174 2,235 2,345 2,518 2,738 3,197 3,055 3,212 3,050
Market Capitalization
840 1,167 1,494 1,555 1,665 1,926 2,153 2,585 2,386 2,585 2,422
Book Value per Share
$10.96 $11.46 $11.84 $11.61 $12.06 $13.59 $13.45 $13.71 $14.15 $14.85 $14.96
Tangible Book Value per Share
($2.76) ($2.17) ($2.31) ($1.69) ($1.08) $0.53 $0.77 $1.30 $1.85 $2.56 $2.81
Total Capital
1,136 1,173 1,171 1,179 1,212 1,244 1,243 1,267 1,310 1,353 1,359
Total Debt
701 718 723 717 731 707 701 709 733 749 750
Total Long-Term Debt
689 665 667 661 667 689 681 690 712 720 721
Net Debt
668 668 681 679 681 592 585 612 668 628 628
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
12 22 17 16 8.01 8.38 12 9.98 11 8.09 7.70
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
350 348 346 359 377 346 331 366 420 404 410
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
383 398 388 398 428 461 448 463 485 525 533
Net Working Capital (NWC)
371 345 333 341 363 443 428 444 463 496 503
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
5.88 7.42 9.27 8.18 8.22 8.33 8.45 7.71 7.10 6.58 7.94
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
668 668 681 679 681 592 585 612 668 628 628
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
15 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 20
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
10.70% 10.15% 9.64% 9.81% 10.16% 9.12% 8.56% 9.26% 10.39% 9.73% 9.63%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
11.71% 11.60% 10.82% 10.86% 11.53% 12.14% 11.58% 11.71% 12.00% 12.64% 12.51%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
11.34% 10.05% 9.27% 9.31% 9.79% 11.67% 11.05% 11.23% 11.46% 11.96% 11.82%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.19 $0.43 $0.05 $0.41 $0.37 $0.63 $0.27 $0.55 $0.50 $0.55 $0.45
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
37.69M 37.63M 37.82M 37.92M 37.86M 37.91M 38.70M 38.88M 38.58M 38.72M 38.80M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.19 $0.40 $0.05 $0.37 $0.34 $0.56 $0.25 $0.49 $0.44 $0.50 $0.40
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
45.72M 45.64M 38.63M 45.95M 45.94M 45.98M 46.09M 46.03M 45.80M 46.00M 46.08M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
39.67M 39.67M 39.77M 39.83M 39.55M 40.27M 40.68M 40.76M 40.69M 40.69M 40.78M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
13 23 11 24 22 32 19 29 26 28 25
Normalized NOPAT Margin
1.50% 2.46% 1.28% 2.48% 2.40% 3.12% 1.97% 2.80% 2.57% 2.47% 2.39%
Pre Tax Income Margin
1.61% 2.74% 0.32% 2.32% 2.16% 3.33% 1.31% 2.85% 2.78% 2.90% 2.15%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
2.25 3.16 1.21 2.90 2.72 3.87 2.22 3.75 3.70 4.30 3.19
NOPAT to Interest Expense
1.16 1.94 0.85 2.03 1.90 2.69 1.83 2.70 2.49 2.81 2.43
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
1.19 1.31 -0.08 1.52 2.03 3.17 1.01 2.82 2.65 3.49 2.45
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
0.11 0.09 -0.44 0.65 1.22 1.99 0.62 1.77 1.45 2.01 1.69
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 31.35% 19.41% 25.01% 30.02% 20.73% 31.48%

Financials Breakdown Chart

Key Financial Trends

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has shown meaningful topline growth in 2025’s Q1–Q4 sequence, with improving earnings and a positive cash-flow turn in the latest quarter. Below are the most relevant takeaways from the last four quarters of reported statements.

  • Revenue growth: Operating revenue rose from $950.7 million in Q1 2025 to $1.1426 billion in Q4 2025, a roughly 20% year-to-quarter increase as the year progressed.
  • Gross profit growth and stable margin: Total gross profit reached $276.6 million in Q4 2025, implying a gross margin around 24% on revenue of $1.1426 billion, indicating solid profitability relative to sales.
  • Net income growth and earnings per share: Net income attributable to common shareholders was $22.06 million in Q4 2025, with basic EPS of $0.55 and diluted EPS of $0.50, reflecting stronger quarterly earnings versus earlier periods.
  • Operating cash flow improvement: Net cash from continuing operating activities was $73.87 million in Q4 2025, a substantial improvement and turning positive after softer or negative mid-year cash flows.
  • Cost discipline (SG&A efficiency): Selling, general & admin expense totaled $225.15 million in Q4 2025, about 19.7% of revenue, down from the 20–22% range seen earlier in 2025, signaling better cost control.
  • Free cash flow potential: Estimated free cash flow for Q4 2025 is around $66 million (approx. $73.87 million of operating cash flow minus about $8.1 million of capital expenditures), indicating strong cash-generating capability in the quarter.
  • Inventory and working-capital context: Inventories rose to $385.4 million by Q4 2025, aligning with higher revenue and suggesting material working-capital investment tied to growth.
  • Balance-sheet leverage and equity growth: Total equity rose to about $576.6 million in Q4 2025 while long-term debt stood around $711.7 million, reflecting higher leverage alongside a growing equity base.
  • Liquidity momentum concerns: Cash and equivalents declined from about $116.5 million in Q1 2025 to $65.1 million in Q4 2025, signaling tighter near-term liquidity despite a positive Q4 cash flow.
  • Cash-flow volatility: Operating cash flow was negative in Q3 2025 (about -$8.7 million) before turning positive in Q4 2025, indicating quarterly cash-flow volatility that investors may want to monitor.
05/09/26 10:12 PM ETAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

Chefs' Warehouse Financials - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Chefs' Warehouse's fiscal year ends in December. Their fiscal year 2025 ended on December 26, 2025.

Chefs' Warehouse's net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $72.36 million in 2025, rising from $16.21 million in 2015. The previous period was $55.48 million in 2024. See where experts think Chefs' Warehouse is headed by visiting Chefs' Warehouse's forecast page.

Chefs' Warehouse's total operating income in 2025 was $145.11 million, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $1.00 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $858.98 million

Over the last 10 years, Chefs' Warehouse's total revenue changed from $1.05 billion in 2015 to $4.15 billion in 2025, a change of 296.4%.

Chefs' Warehouse's total liabilities were at $1.42 billion at the end of 2025, a 7.8% increase from 2024, and a 263.3% increase since 2015.

In the past 10 years, Chefs' Warehouse's cash and equivalents has ranged from $2.45 million in 2015 to $193.28 million in 2020, and is currently $120.98 million as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

Over the last 10 years, Chefs' Warehouse's book value per share changed from 7.15 in 2015 to 14.85 in 2025, a change of 107.8%.



Financial statements for NASDAQ:CHEF last updated on 5/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. New filings and market data are monitored continuously.
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