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
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The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) EV/EBITDA
As of 5 November 2026, The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 17.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (December 2021) to 41.2× (September 2020); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Food Distribution industry median of 10.4× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 9.5×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.6× | 6.86% |
| FY2024 | 12.7× | 12.19% |
| FY2023 | 11.4× | (19.41%) |
| FY2022 | 14.1× | (57.20%) |
| FY2021 | 32.9× | — |
| FY2020 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2019 | 17.4× | 11.57% |
| FY2018 | 15.6× | 19.85% |
| FY2017 | 13.0× | 24.70% |
| FY2016 | 10.4× | (14.57%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 18.2× | 7.71% |
| Jun 2026 | 16.9× | 35.94% |
| Mar 2026 | 12.4× | (8.63%) |
| Dec 2025 | 13.6× | 4.05% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/EBITDA against peers
| Company | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | 7.7× |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | 8.4× |
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 9.9× |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | 10.4× |
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | 11.0× |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 13.5× |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 15.4× |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | 17.0× |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | 20.3× |
| Food Distribution industry median | 10.4× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 9.5× |
| Market median | 10.9× |
What EV/EBITDA is
Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)
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