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) Net margin
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 2.27%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (1.74%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.46% (fiscal 2020) to 1.74% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Food Distribution industry median of 0.57% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.92%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.74% | 0.28 |
| FY2024 | 1.46% | 0.45 |
| FY2023 | 1.01% | (0.05) |
| FY2022 | 1.06% | 1.34 |
| FY2021 | −0.28% | 7.18 |
| FY2020 | −7.46% | (8.98) |
| FY2019 | 1.52% | 0.11 |
| FY2018 | 1.41% | 0.31 |
| FY2017 | 1.10% | 0.85 |
| FY2016 | 0.25% | (1.30) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 2.61% | (0.28) |
| Jun 2026 | 2.89% | 1.25 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.64% | (0.26) |
| Dec 2025 | 1.90% | 0.03 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 13.0% |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | 2.27% |
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | 2.12% |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 1.97% |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | 1.84% |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 0.57% |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | 0.27% |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | 0.12% |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | −2.77% |
| Food Distribution industry median | 0.57% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.92% |
| Market median | 1.06% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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