stockrowThe 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) Gross margin
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 24.7%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (24.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 22.3% (fiscal 2020) to 25.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Food Distribution industry median of 16.6% and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 34.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 24.2% | 0.11 |
| FY2024 | 24.1% | 0.37 |
| FY2023 | 23.7% | 0.05 |
| FY2022 | 23.7% | 1.30 |
| FY2021 | 22.4% | 0.05 |
| FY2020 | 22.3% | (1.96) |
| FY2019 | 24.3% | 0.13 |
| FY2018 | 24.2% | (1.16) |
| FY2017 | 25.3% | 0.06 |
| FY2016 | 25.3% | (0.42) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 25.0% | (0.02) |
| Jun 2026 | 25.1% | 0.76 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.3% | 0.09 |
| Dec 2025 | 24.2% | 0.01 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 30.3% |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | 24.7% |
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | 18.5% |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 17.8% |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | 16.6% |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | 13.5% |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 12.0% |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | 7.19% |
| Food Distribution industry median | 16.6% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 34.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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