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) Price to free cash flow
As of 5 November 2026, The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) trades at a price to free cash flow of 22.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (December 2023) to 535× (April 2021); the current reading is higher than 57% of that period. That is above the Food Distribution industry median of 15.5× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 15.1×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 27.5× | 52.23% |
| FY2024 | 18.1× | (93.15%) |
| FY2023 | 264× | — |
| FY2022 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2021 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2020 | 24.2× | (37.89%) |
| FY2019 | 38.9× | 7.20% |
| FY2018 | 36.3× | 25.74% |
| FY2017 | 28.9× | 62.51% |
| FY2016 | 17.8× | 34.52% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 24.0× | (19.36%) |
| Jun 2026 | 29.7× | 4.63% |
| Mar 2026 | 28.4× | 3.42% |
| Dec 2025 | 27.5× | 5.85% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | n/m |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | n/m |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | 7.4× |
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | 15.1× |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 15.4× |
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 15.5× |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | 22.2× |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 22.4× |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | 90.3× |
| Food Distribution industry median | 15.5× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 15.1× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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