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) Operating margin
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 4.14%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.50%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.24% (fiscal 2020) to 3.96% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Food Distribution industry median of 1.79% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.70%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.50% | 0.12 |
| FY2024 | 3.38% | 0.44 |
| FY2023 | 2.94% | (0.34) |
| FY2022 | 3.28% | 2.66 |
| FY2021 | 0.62% | 9.86 |
| FY2020 | −9.24% | (12.42) |
| FY2019 | 3.18% | (0.18) |
| FY2018 | 3.36% | 0.20 |
| FY2017 | 3.16% | (0.80) |
| FY2016 | 3.96% | 0.10 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 4.53% | (0.49) |
| Jun 2026 | 5.02% | 1.89 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.13% | (0.65) |
| Dec 2025 | 3.78% | (0.03) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 12.8% |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | 4.14% |
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | 3.54% |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 3.35% |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | 1.79% |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | 1.62% |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 1.36% |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | 0.68% |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | −2.75% |
| Food Distribution industry median | 1.79% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
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EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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