For the twelve months ended Sep 25, 2026, The Chefs' Warehouse Inc. reported $4.51B of revenue and $102.44M of net income.
CHEF revenue was $1.14B in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 25, 2026), up 11.2% from a year earlier and down 2.8% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $4.15B, up 9.4% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +30.1% over 5 years and +14.8% over 10 years. It rose in 9 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.
CHEF net income was $29.62M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 25, 2026), up 54.7% from a year earlier and down 12.3% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $72.36M, up 30.4% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +16.1% over 10 years. It rose in each of the last 3 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.
CHEF diluted EPS was $0.67 in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 25, 2026), up 52.3% from a year earlier and down 11.8% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $1.68, up 27.3% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +10.3% over 10 years.
CHEF free cash flow was $36.00M in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 25, 2026), compared with -$19.73M a year earlier and down 26.8% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $87.79M, down 15.2% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +19.6% over 5 years and +18.5% over 10 years.
| Line item | Dec 26, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Dec 24, 2021 | Dec 25, 2020 | Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.15B | $3.79B | $3.43B | $2.61B | $1.75B | $1.11B | $1.59B | $1.44B | $1.30B | $1.19B |
| Cost of revenue | $3.15B | $2.88B | $2.62B | $1.99B | $1.36B | $863.48M | $1.21B | $1.10B | $972.14M | $891.65M |
| Gross profit | $1.00B | $914.15M | $814.47M | $618.64M | $390.49M | $248.15M | $386.57M | $348.92M | $329.38M | $301.22M |
| Selling, general and admin | $849.79M | $784.85M | $704.76M | $518.22M | $379.25M | $336.39M | $329.54M | $298.10M | - | - |
| Operating income | $145.11M | $128.21M | $100.94M | $85.74M | $10.81M | -$102.66M | $50.67M | $48.59M | $41.13M | $47.24M |
| Interest expense | $41.56M | $48.67M | $45.47M | $43.85M | $17.59M | $20.95M | $18.26M | $20.75M | $22.71M | $41.63M |
| Pre-tax income | $103.54M | $79.53M | $55.47M | $41.89M | -$6.78M | -$123.61M | $32.40M | $27.84M | $18.41M | $5.68M |
| Income tax | $31.18M | $24.05M | $20.88M | $14.14M | -$1.85M | -$40.70M | $8.21M | $7.44M | $4.04M | $2.65M |
| Net income | $72.36M | $55.48M | $34.59M | $27.75M | -$4.92M | -$82.90M | $24.19M | $20.40M | $14.37M | $3.02M |
| EPS, basic | $1.87 | $1.46 | $0.92 | $0.75 | -$0.13 | -$2.46 | $0.82 | $0.71 | $0.55 | $0.12 |
| EPS, diluted | $1.68 | $1.32 | $0.88 | $0.73 | -$0.13 | -$2.46 | $0.81 | $0.70 | $0.54 | $0.12 |
| Diluted shares | 46.0M | 46.0M | 45.6M | 38.7M | 36.7M | 33.7M | 30.1M | 29.7M | 27.4M | 26.0M |
| Line item | Dec 26, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Dec 24, 2021 | Dec 25, 2020 | Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $120.98M | $114.66M | $49.88M | $158.80M | $115.16M | $193.28M | $140.23M | $42.41M | $41.50M | $32.86M |
| Receivables | $392.37M | $366.31M | $334.01M | $260.17M | $172.54M | $96.38M | $175.04M | $161.76M | $142.17M | $128.03M |
| Inventory | $385.72M | $316.01M | $284.53M | $245.69M | $144.49M | $82.52M | $124.06M | $112.61M | $102.08M | $87.50M |
| Current assets | $969.89M | $868.04M | $730.94M | $720.86M | $469.96M | $405.66M | $453.16M | $328.74M | $296.84M | $264.49M |
| Goodwill | $362.74M | $356.30M | $356.02M | $287.12M | $221.78M | $214.86M | $197.74M | $184.28M | $173.20M | $163.78M |
| Total assets | $2.03B | $1.86B | $1.71B | $1.51B | $1.07B | $974.33M | $1.01B | $732.40M | $687.75M | $633.54M |
| Current liabilities | $473.46M | $425.40M | $385.78M | $283.75M | $197.02M | $118.10M | $150.15M | $125.54M | $108.27M | $107.37M |
| Short-term debt | $28.20M | $18.04M | $53.19M | $12.43M | $5.14M | $6.09M | $721.0K | $61.0K | $3.83M | $14.79M |
| Long-term debt | $720.33M | $688.74M | $664.80M | $653.50M | $394.16M | $398.08M | $386.11M | $278.17M | $314.00M | $317.73M |
| Total debt | $748.53M | $706.78M | $717.99M | $665.93M | $399.30M | $404.18M | $386.83M | $278.23M | $317.82M | $332.52M |
| Total liabilities | $1.42B | $1.32B | $1.25B | $1.11B | $723.58M | $629.74M | $677.75M | $423.72M | $439.15M | $439.78M |
| Shareholders' equity | $604.31M | $537.65M | $454.67M | $401.51M | $350.21M | $344.59M | $335.93M | $308.68M | $248.60M | $193.76M |
| Line item | Dec 26, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Dec 24, 2021 | Dec 25, 2020 | Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $129.22M | $153.06M | $61.64M | $23.13M | -$19.90M | $42.88M | $45.01M | $45.08M | $31.50M | $38.91M |
| Capital expenditures | $41.43M | $49.51M | $57.43M | $45.85M | $38.80M | $7.04M | $16.08M | $19.82M | $12.31M | $16.62M |
| Free cash flow | $87.79M | $103.56M | $4.21M | -$22.71M | -$58.70M | $35.84M | $28.93M | $25.27M | $19.19M | $22.29M |
| Investing cash flow | -$46.76M | -$49.82M | -$179.31M | -$232.02M | -$48.99M | -$67.97M | -$44.15M | -$33.69M | -$42.41M | -$35.81M |
| Financing cash flow | -$76.22M | -$38.48M | $9.01M | $253.22M | -$9.22M | $78.06M | $96.95M | -$10.44M | $19.43M | $27.23M |
| Share repurchases | $15.00M | $17.39M | $0 | $0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stock-based compensation | $21.24M | $17.78M | $20.04M | $13.60M | $11.48M | $9.29M | $4.40M | $4.09M | $3.02M | $2.58M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $53.65M | $40.56M | $32.89M | $24.33M | $22.00M | $19.77M | $13.33M | $10.30M | $8.52M | $7.08M |
| Line item | Dec 26, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Dec 24, 2021 | Dec 25, 2020 | Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Dec 30, 2016 |
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| Revenue growth, YoY | 9.4% | 10.5% | 31.4% | 49.7% | 57.0% | -30.2% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 9.1% | 13.9% |
| Net income growth, YoY | 30.4% | 60.4% | 24.6% | - | - | - | 18.6% | 42.0% | 375.2% | -81.3% |
| EPS growth, YoY | 27.3% | 50.0% | 20.5% | - | - | - | 15.7% | 29.6% | 350.0% | -81.0% |
| Gross margin | 24.2% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 22.4% | 22.3% | 24.3% | 24.2% | 25.3% | 25.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.6% | -9.2% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | -0.3% | -7.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.1% | -0.9% | -3.4% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% | 10.3% | 7.6% | 6.9% | -1.4% | -24.1% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 1.6% |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% | -0.5% | -8.5% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| Current ratio | 2.05 | 2.04 | 1.89 | 2.54 | 2.39 | 3.43 | 3.02 | 2.62 | 2.74 | 2.46 |
| Debt to equity | 1.24 | 1.31 | 1.58 | 1.66 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 0.90 | 1.28 | 1.72 |
| Line item | Sep 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Dec 26, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 |
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| Revenue | $1.14B | $1.17B | $1.06B | $1.14B | $1.02B | $1.03B | $950.75M | $1.03B | $931.45M | $954.70M | $874.49M | $950.47M |
| Cost of revenue | $851.04M | $875.73M | $801.64M | $866.00M | $774.13M | $780.57M | $724.75M | $782.61M | $706.70M | $725.70M | $665.05M | $721.85M |
| Gross profit | $284.33M | $292.89M | $257.37M | $276.56M | $247.19M | $254.34M | $226.00M | $250.96M | $224.75M | $229.00M | $209.44M | $228.62M |
| Selling, general and admin | $233.41M | $234.18M | $224.15M | $225.15M | $208.13M | $213.75M | $202.76M | $206.80M | $192.89M | $194.83M | $190.32M | $189.97M |
| Operating income | $51.49M | $58.63M | $33.13M | $43.22M | $38.94M | $40.22M | $22.73M | $46.45M | $31.88M | $33.87M | $16.00M | $38.16M |
| Interest expense | $9.00M | $9.41M | $10.40M | $10.06M | $10.54M | $10.71M | $10.25M | $12.00M | $11.74M | $11.69M | $13.24M | $12.08M |
| Pre-tax income | $42.49M | $49.22M | $22.74M | $33.16M | $28.40M | $29.50M | $12.48M | $34.46M | $20.14M | $22.18M | $2.76M | $26.07M |
| Income tax | $12.87M | $15.45M | $5.37M | $11.47M | $9.25M | $8.26M | $2.19M | $10.53M | $6.04M | $6.65M | $828.0K | $10.07M |
| Net income | $29.62M | $33.77M | $17.37M | $21.68M | $19.15M | $21.24M | $10.29M | $23.93M | $14.10M | $15.52M | $1.93M | $16.00M |
| EPS, basic | $0.76 | $0.87 | $0.45 | $0.55 | $0.50 | $0.55 | $0.27 | - | $0.37 | $0.41 | $0.05 | - |
| EPS, diluted | $0.67 | $0.76 | $0.40 | $0.50 | $0.44 | $0.49 | $0.25 | - | $0.34 | $0.37 | $0.05 | - |
| Diluted shares | 46.2M | 46.0M | 46.1M | - | 45.8M | 46.0M | 46.1M | - | 45.9M | 45.9M | 38.6M | - |
| Line item | Sep 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Dec 26, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 |
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| Cash and equivalents | $164.72M | $135.47M | $122.71M | $120.98M | $65.06M | $96.87M | $116.53M | $114.66M | $50.70M | $38.34M | $42.27M | $49.88M |
| Receivables | $398.83M | $395.88M | $377.35M | $392.37M | $347.52M | $350.75M | $335.85M | $366.31M | $334.36M | $323.43M | $313.10M | $334.01M |
| Inventory | $404.47M | $379.84M | $364.04M | $385.72M | $385.39M | $367.90M | $316.85M | $316.01M | $336.29M | $310.36M | $271.79M | $284.53M |
| Current assets | $1.04B | $975.77M | $930.93M | $969.89M | $868.98M | $883.45M | $835.02M | $868.04M | $792.31M | $740.55M | $692.69M | $730.94M |
| Goodwill | $363.41M | $363.39M | $362.68M | $362.74M | $356.63M | $356.54M | $356.34M | $356.30M | $356.59M | $356.53M | $356.58M | $356.02M |
| Total assets | $2.08B | $2.03B | $1.99B | $2.03B | $1.92B | $1.91B | $1.84B | $1.86B | $1.77B | $1.72B | $1.67B | $1.71B |
| Current liabilities | $471.10M | $454.30M | $427.74M | $473.46M | $405.74M | $439.87M | $407.26M | $425.40M | $429.11M | $399.53M | $359.87M | $385.78M |
| Short-term debt | $32.10M | $30.96M | $29.53M | $28.20M | $21.62M | $19.07M | $20.27M | $18.04M | $64.72M | $56.63M | $55.51M | $53.19M |
| Long-term debt | $696.77M | $693.72M | $720.90M | $720.33M | $711.74M | $690.22M | $681.08M | $688.74M | $666.56M | $660.76M | $667.29M | $664.80M |
| Total debt | $728.87M | $724.68M | $750.43M | $748.53M | $733.36M | $709.30M | $701.35M | $706.78M | $731.27M | $717.38M | $722.80M | $717.99M |
| Total liabilities | $1.40B | $1.38B | $1.38B | $1.42B | $1.34B | $1.35B | $1.30B | $1.32B | $1.29B | $1.25B | $1.22B | $1.25B |
| Shareholders' equity | $686.56M | $648.24M | $608.63M | $604.31M | $576.64M | $557.72M | $541.64M | $537.65M | $480.35M | $461.88M | $447.79M | $454.67M |
| Line item | Sep 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Dec 26, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 |
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| Operating cash flow | $44.49M | $58.39M | $38.26M | $73.87M | -$8.72M | $14.50M | $49.57M | $73.00M | $19.83M | $29.33M | $30.90M | $41.59M |
| Capital expenditures | $8.49M | $9.23M | $7.70M | $8.09M | $11.02M | $9.98M | $12.34M | $8.38M | $8.01M | $16.06M | $17.07M | $22.30M |
| Free cash flow | $36.00M | $49.16M | $30.56M | $65.78M | -$19.73M | $4.52M | $37.22M | $64.63M | $11.82M | $13.27M | $13.83M | $19.30M |
| Investing cash flow | -$8.49M | -$9.51M | -$7.70M | -$13.42M | -$11.02M | -$9.98M | -$12.34M | -$8.38M | -$8.01M | -$16.06M | -$17.38M | -$23.58M |
| Financing cash flow | -$6.73M | -$36.09M | -$28.78M | -$4.63M | -$11.94M | -$24.23M | -$35.41M | -$656.0K | $537.0K | -$17.11M | -$21.25M | -$1.46M |
| Share repurchases | $0 | $0 | $10.00M | -$1.0K | $5.00M | $10.00M | $0 | $7.39M | $0 | $5.00M | $5.00M | $0 |
| Stock-based compensation | $9.30M | $7.54M | $5.29M | $6.69M | $4.92M | $4.87M | $4.76M | $4.60M | $4.42M | $4.55M | $4.20M | $4.19M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $15.72M | $15.37M | $14.79M | $14.61M | $13.71M | $13.09M | $12.24M | $11.20M | $10.59M | $9.54M | $9.23M | $8.72M |
| Line item | Sep 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Dec 26, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 29, 2023 |
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| Revenue growth, YoY | 11.2% | 12.9% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 9.6% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 21.5% | 20.1% |
| Net income growth, YoY | 54.7% | 59.0% | 68.8% | -9.4% | 35.8% | 36.8% | 432.8% | 49.5% | 92.5% | 57.3% | 37.8% | 1264.0% |
| EPS growth, YoY | 52.3% | 55.1% | 60.0% | - | 29.4% | 32.4% | 400.0% | - | 78.9% | 48.0% | 25.0% | - |
| Gross margin | 25.0% | 25.1% | 24.3% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.6% | 23.8% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.2% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 5.8% | -1.9% | 0.4% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% |
| Current ratio | 2.21 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.05 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.89 |
| Debt to equity | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.61 | 1.58 |
Source: XBRL data The Chefs' Warehouse Inc. files with the SEC, latest filing dated Oct 28, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.
* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.
Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.
EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Growth | Net income | Net margin | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEF | $4.51B | +11.5% | $102.44M | 2.3% | $4.51B |
| SYY | $85.15B | +3.8% | $1.81B | 2.1% | $37.84B |
| USFD | $40.34B | +3.1% | $793.00M | 2.0% | $23.08B |
| PFGC | $68.78B | +5.9% | $395.20M | 0.6% | $16.96B |
| DPZ | $5.07B | +4.5% | $609.38M | 12.0% | $11.00B |
| UNFI | $31.15B | -2.0% | $84.00M | 0.3% | $2.73B |
| HFFG | $1.25B | +2.8% | -$34.48M | -2.8% | $81.7M |
| DIT | $3.03B | +7.5% | $1.80M | 0.1% | $60.8M |
| MWYN | $5.29M | +603.3% | -$1.31M | -24.7% | $34.3M |