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The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

CHEF

NASDAQConsumer DefensiveFood Distribution

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$110.61

+$1.77 · +1.63%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

CHEF company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

55

Fair Value

Momentum

68

Gaining

Sentiment

61

Bullish

Risk resilience

70

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Industry
Food Distribution
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
US

Market position

Day range

Current $110.61

52-week range

Current $110.61

Open
$110.6
Previous close
$108.84
Volume
455.6K
Market cap
4.51B USD
50-day average
$100.71
+9.83% above average
200-day average
$74.8832
+47.71% above average

Financials

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends27%17%7%-3%Gross margin, FY2021: 22.37%Gross margin, FY2022: 23.67%Gross margin, FY2023: 23.72%Gross margin, FY2024: 24.09%Gross margin, FY2025: 24.20%Operating margin, FY2021: 0.62%Operating margin, FY2022: 3.28%Operating margin, FY2023: 2.94%Operating margin, FY2024: 3.38%Operating margin, FY2025: 3.69%Net margin, FY2021: -0.28%Net margin, FY2022: 1.06%Net margin, FY2023: 1.01%Net margin, FY2024: 1.46%Net margin, FY2025: 1.74%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 22.37%. Gross margin FY2022 23.67%. Gross margin FY2023 23.72%. Gross margin FY2024 24.09%. Gross margin FY2025 24.20%. Operating margin FY2021 0.62%. Operating margin FY2022 3.28%. Operating margin FY2023 2.94%. Operating margin FY2024 3.38%. Operating margin FY2025 3.69%. Net margin FY2021 -0.28%. Net margin FY2022 1.06%. Net margin FY2023 1.01%. Net margin FY2024 1.46%. Net margin FY2025 1.74%.

Income trends

Revenue

4.15B USD+9.36%

Operating income

153.11M USD+19.42%

Net income

72.36M USD+30.43%
Income trends across reported periods4.56B USD2.9B USD1.24B USD−420.37M USDRevenue, FY2021: 1.75B USDRevenue, FY2022: 2.61B USDRevenue, FY2023: 3.43B USDRevenue, FY2024: 3.79B USDRevenue, FY2025: 4.15B USDOperating income, FY2021: 10.81M USDOperating income, FY2022: 85.74M USDOperating income, FY2023: 100.94M USDOperating income, FY2024: 128.21M USDOperating income, FY2025: 153.11M USDNet income, FY2021: −4.92M USDNet income, FY2022: 27.75M USDNet income, FY2023: 34.59M USDNet income, FY2024: 55.48M USDNet income, FY2025: 72.36M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.75B USD. Revenue FY2022 2.61B USD. Revenue FY2023 3.43B USD. Revenue FY2024 3.79B USD. Revenue FY2025 4.15B USD. Operating income FY2021 10.81M USD. Operating income FY2022 85.74M USD. Operating income FY2023 100.94M USD. Operating income FY2024 128.21M USD. Operating income FY2025 153.11M USD. Net income FY2021 −4.92M USD. Net income FY2022 27.75M USD. Net income FY2023 34.59M USD. Net income FY2024 55.48M USD. Net income FY2025 72.36M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue4.15B USD3.79B USD3.43B USD2.61B USD1.75B USD
Cost of goods sold3.15B USD2.88B USD2.62B USD1.99B USD1.36B USD
Gross profit1B USD914.15M USD814.47M USD618.64M USD390.49M USD
Selling, general, and administrative849.79M USD784.85M USD704.76M USD518.22M USD379.25M USD
Operating expenses850.98M USD785.94M USD713.53M USD532.9M USD379.67M USD
Interest expense41.56M USD48.68M USD45.47M USD43.85M USD17.59M USD
Depreciation and amortization78.13M USD64.93M USD55.61M USD39.98M USD36.37M USD
Operating income153.11M USD128.21M USD100.94M USD85.74M USD10.81M USD
Net income72.36M USD55.48M USD34.59M USD27.75M USD−4.92M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
100%
11 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+28.88%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.78
Estimate 0.59 · Beat by 32.20%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.830.610.390.18Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 0.55, estimate 0.51, surprise +7.84%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 0.25, estimate 0.21, surprise +19.05%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 30, 2025: actual 0.52, estimate 0.45, surprise +15.56%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 29, 2025: actual 0.5, estimate 0.43, surprise +16.28%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 11, 2026: actual 0.68, estimate 0.62, surprise +9.68%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 0.4, estimate 0.23, surprise +73.91%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 29, 2026: actual 0.78, estimate 0.59, surprise +32.20%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.61, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates1.22B1.11B1.01B904MQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 1.03B USD, estimate 1B USD, surprise +3.03%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 950.75M USD, estimate 1.01B USD, surprise -5.75%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 30, 2025: actual 1.03B USD, estimate 986.74M USD, surprise +4.88%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 29, 2025: actual 1.02B USD, estimate 1.1B USD, surprise -7.03%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 11, 2026: actual 1.14B USD, estimate 1.1B USD, surprise +4.01%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 1.06B USD, estimate 1.01B USD, surprise +5.02%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 29, 2026: actual 1.17B USD, estimate 1.12B USD, surprise +3.88%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.12B USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

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ETFs holding CHEF

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR
Market value
244.26M
Weight
0.22%
AUM
111.19B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
135.2M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
103.72M
Weight
0.13%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
48.23M
Weight
0.05%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF logoVanguard Consumer Staples ETFVDC
Market value
38.64M
Weight
0.41%
AUM
9.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.09%
Price / 1D
$231.75+0.67%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO
Market value
37.79M
Weight
0.25%
AUM
15.16B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$387.37+1.24%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF logoState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM
Market value
37.14M
Weight
0.22%
AUM
17.03B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$57.28+0.61%
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF logoiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFIJT
Market value
37.13M
Weight
0.44%
AUM
8.22B USD
Expense ratio
0.18%
Price / 1D
$173.9+0.61%

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