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
+49.1%
Free cash flow
+282.5%
Total debt
−0.61%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

103.87 2.97 −2.78%
Market cap
$4.5B
P/E
38.9×
Fwd P/E
41.2×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
3.73
Beneish M
−2.57
Dividend safety
n/a

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) EBITDA

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The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s EBITDA for fiscal 2025 was $223.2M, up 15.6% from $193.1M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $269.9M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$66.0M (fiscal 2020) to $223.2M (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. EBITDA has risen for 5 consecutive fiscal years. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ranks 6th of 11 Food Distribution companies by EBITDA.

EBITDA, annual

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Annual newest first

Period EBITDA Change
FY2025 $223.2M 15.58%
FY2024 $193.1M 23.37%
FY2023 $156.5M 26.27%
FY2022 $124.0M 170.85%
FY2021 $45.8M —
FY2020 −$66.0M —
FY2019 $78.8M 6.59%
FY2018 $74.0M 15.98%
FY2017 $63.8M (5.63%)
FY2016 $67.6M 18.44%

Quarterly newest first

Period EBITDA Change
Sep 2026 $72.7M (8.63%)
Jun 2026 $79.5M 48.43%
Mar 2026 $53.6M (16.44%)
Dec 2025 $64.1M 9.17%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −$66.0M High $223.2M
Ten-year median $74.0M
Current reading's percentile 100

EBITDA against peers

What EBITDA is

EBITDA shows what a company earns from its operations before interest, taxes and the non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization.

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