CHEFThe Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

$111.97

Price

$111.97+75%1Y
1M+19%1Y+75%

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Smart Score

Below average
4/10
Value9
Quality47
Momentum90
Growth74
Strongest Momentum, weakest Value · ranked vs Consumer Defensive peers. The five questions below judge the company on its own terms.
What they do

We are a premier distributor of specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. We are focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or operate some of the leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolateries, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada (collectively, our “Core Customers”).

In the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 · SEC EDGAR

P/E (TTM)61.2
Market Cap$3.89B
1Y Return+75%
5Y Return+297%

Business segments

Q1 2026 · $1.06B

The company’s own SEC segment disclosure.

  • Center Of The Plate Product$420.9M40%
  • Dry Goods Product$166.7M16%
  • Pastry Product$146.5M14%
  • Produce$139.3M13%
  • Cheese And Charcuterie Product$68.9M7%
  • Dairy And Eggs Product$63.9M6%
  • Other (2)$52.8M5%

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) reported revenue of $1.06B in Q1 2026 (quarter ended March 27, 2026), up 11% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with a gross margin of 24% and net income of $17M (1.6% of revenue). For the full year FY2025, revenue was $4.15B (+9.4% year on year) and net income $72M. Its largest product in 2026-Q1 was Center Of The Plate Product at $421M, 40% of the disclosed total, just ahead of Dry Goods Product at 16%.

Raw charts

11 series · TTM

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