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The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
CHEF Consumer Defensive Food Distribution
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.1 billion, up 9.36% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +11.2%
- EPS
- +44.0%
- Free cash flow
- +987.2%
- Total debt
- −0.61%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
103.21
1.02
−0.98%
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
142.27 | 38.55 | 45.69 | 46.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.60 | 32.43 | 33.78 | 32.63 |
Piotroski F-Score |
5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
P/S ratio |
0.34 | 0.43 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 0.58 |
Altman Z-Score |
3.14 | 3.32 | 4.02 | 3.26 | 2.03 | 3.03 | 3.00 | 3.07 | 3.51 | 3.73 |
P/FCF ratio |
17.76 | 28.86 | 36.29 | 38.90 | 24.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 263.67 | 18.06 | 27.49 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.94 | 3.19 | 3.49 | 3.22 | 1.94 | 2.36 | 2.80 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 2.86 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.74) | (2.49) | (2.47) | (2.47) | (3.58) | (1.75) | (2.08) | (2.28) | (2.68) | (2.57) |
P/Operating CF |
22.91 | 66.76 | 79.30 | 52.44 | (78.83) | 190.26 | (144.06) | 26.70 | 25.61 | 32.67 |
P/B ratio |
2.09 | 2.23 | 2.97 | 3.35 | 2.51 | 3.49 | 3.09 | 2.44 | 3.48 | 3.99 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.10 | 51.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 89.19 | 23.15 |
EV/Sales |
0.59 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.73 |
EV/EBITDA |
10.44 | 13.02 | 15.60 | 17.41 | 0.00 | 32.94 | 14.10 | 11.36 | 12.75 | 13.62 |
EV/Operating CF |
18.12 | 26.35 | 25.59 | 30.49 | 25.12 | (75.77) | 75.56 | 28.86 | 16.09 | 23.53 |
EV/FCF |
30.88 | 43.26 | 45.61 | 47.43 | 30.05 | (25.69) | (76.95) | 422.29 | 23.78 | 34.64 |
Quick Ratio |
1.50 | 1.70 | 1.63 | 2.10 | 2.45 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 1.08 |
Current Ratio |
2.46 | 2.74 | 2.62 | 3.02 | 3.43 | 2.39 | 2.54 | 1.89 | 2.04 | 2.05 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
4.44 | 4.33 | 3.19 | 3.13 | (3.20) | 6.21 | 4.09 | 4.27 | 3.07 | 2.81 |
Debt/Assets |
52.49% | 46.21% | 37.99% | 38.16% | 41.48% | 37.19% | 44.12% | 42.10% | 38.03% | 36.91% |
Debt/Equity |
1.72 | 1.28 | 0.90 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.31 | 1.24 |
Asset Turnover |
1.97 | 1.97 | 2.03 | 1.82 | 1.12 | 1.70 | 2.02 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 2.14 |
Operating CF/Net income |
12.87 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 1.86 | (0.52) | 4.04 | 0.83 | 1.78 | 2.76 | 1.79 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(0.79) | (0.54) | (0.78) | (0.57) | (0.19) | (1.11) | (1.20) | (1.03) | (0.76) | (0.53) |
Interest Coverage |
1.13 | 1.81 | 2.34 | 2.77 | (4.90) | 0.61 | 1.96 | 2.22 | 2.63 | 3.49 |
| 1.58% | 6.50% | 7.32% | 7.51% | (24.36%) | (1.42%) | 7.38% | 8.08% | 11.18% | 12.67% | |
| 0.50% | 2.17% | 2.87% | 2.77% | (8.34%) | (0.48%) | 2.15% | 2.15% | 3.11% | 3.72% | |
ROIC |
5.98% | 4.90% | 5.58% | 5.44% | (11.55%) | 1.07% | 5.90% | 5.62% | 7.09% | 7.36% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
1.38% | 5.59% | 7.07% | 6.11% | (20.57%) | (1.21%) | 4.46% | 5.96% | 7.72% | 8.63% |
Average Days of Receivables |
39.18 | 39.87 | 40.87 | 40.14 | 31.65 | 36.07 | 36.34 | 35.50 | 35.24 | 34.51 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
22.13% | 22.20% | 20.64% | 20.70% | 30.26% | 21.72% | 19.83% | 20.52% | 20.69% | 20.48% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.47 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.25 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.22% | 0.23% | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.84% | 0.66% | 0.52% | 0.58% | 0.47% | 0.51% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.43) | (0.26) | (0.10) | (0.20) | (0.26) | (0.21) | (0.31) | (0.47) | (0.24) | (0.19) |
Graham Number |
4.30 | 10.85 | 13.01 | 14.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.52 | 15.73 | 21.58 | 25.90 |
Earnings Yield |
0.70% | 2.59% | 2.19% | 2.15% | (9.26%) | (0.42%) | 2.24% | 3.08% | 2.96% | 3.06% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
5.63% | 3.47% | 2.76% | 2.57% | 4.14% | (4.80%) | (1.83%) | 0.38% | 5.54% | 3.64% |
Revenue per Share |
46.02 | 49.83 | 50.33 | 53.90 | 32.97 | 47.51 | 70.45 | 91.24 | 100.07 | 107.17 |
Operating CF per Share |
1.50 | 1.21 | 1.57 | 1.52 | 1.27 | (0.54) | 0.62 | 1.64 | 4.04 | 3.34 |
Capex per Share |
(0.62) | (0.47) | (0.69) | (0.54) | (0.21) | (1.06) | (1.24) | (1.53) | (1.31) | (1.07) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
0.88 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.06 | (1.60) | (0.61) | 0.11 | 2.73 | 2.27 |
Cash per Share |
1.27 | 1.59 | 1.48 | 4.75 | 5.73 | 3.13 | 4.28 | 1.33 | 3.02 | 3.12 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
7.48 | 9.52 | 10.75 | 11.38 | 10.22 | 9.53 | 10.82 | 12.08 | 14.18 | 15.61 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
7.48 | 9.52 | 10.75 | 11.38 | 10.22 | 9.53 | 10.82 | 12.08 | 14.18 | 15.61 |
Free Cash Flow |
22.84 | 19.19 | 25.30 | 28.93 | 35.85 | (58.70) | (22.71) | 4.21 | 103.56 | 87.79 |
Working Capital |
157.12 | 188.57 | 203.19 | 303.01 | 287.56 | 272.94 | 437.12 | 345.17 | 442.65 | 496.43 |
Capital Expenditures |
(16.07) | (12.31) | (19.79) | (16.08) | (7.04) | (38.80) | (45.85) | (57.43) | (49.51) | (41.43) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(175.29) | (142.31) | (94.99) | (224.59) | (224.07) | (253.62) | (386.93) | (519.69) | (453.00) | (453.81) |
EV/EBIT |
14.93 | 20.18 | 23.74 | 27.08 | 0.00 | 139.46 | 20.39 | 17.62 | 19.20 | 20.96 |
Capex to Sales |
0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Price to Operating Income |
8.59 | 13.46 | 18.89 | 22.21 | 0.00 | 113.18 | 14.47 | 11.00 | 14.59 | 16.63 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.33 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
Cash ROIC |
4.09% | 3.16% | 4.02% | 3.35% | 3.80% | (6.79%) | (1.85%) | 0.34% | 7.62% | 5.96% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
9.46 | 9.63 | 9.51 | 9.45 | 8.19 | 12.98 | 12.08 | 11.56 | 10.84 | 10.94 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
13.68 | 14.35 | 13.89 | 13.25 | 11.39 | 15.42 | 14.16 | 14.39 | 12.33 | 11.60 |
Inventory Turnover |
9.89 | 10.26 | 10.21 | 10.19 | 8.36 | 11.94 | 10.22 | 9.88 | 9.59 | 8.96 |
Average Days of Payables |
26.82 | 26.29 | 29.25 | 28.50 | 24.31 | 31.86 | 29.90 | 27.95 | 33.81 | 31.98 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
35.82 | 38.33 | 37.51 | 37.57 | 34.88 | 38.91 | 44.96 | 39.65 | 40.05 | 44.76 |
Average Receivables |
126.08 | 135.10 | 151.96 | 168.40 | 135.71 | 134.46 | 216.35 | 297.09 | 350.16 | 379.34 |
Average Payables |
65.20 | 67.77 | 78.91 | 90.95 | 75.81 | 87.90 | 140.84 | 181.97 | 233.66 | 271.20 |
Average Inventory |
90.13 | 94.79 | 107.35 | 118.34 | 103.29 | 113.51 | 195.09 | 265.11 | 300.27 | 350.87 |
Average Assets |
606.67 | 660.64 | 710.07 | 873.04 | 994.00 | 1,024.06 | 1,291.55 | 1,607.30 | 1,782.00 | 1,943.35 |
Average Common Equity |
190.86 | 221.18 | 278.64 | 322.30 | 340.26 | 347.40 | 375.86 | 428.09 | 496.16 | 570.98 |
Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 2 Nov 2026