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) Return on equity
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 16.2%, up 3.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.4% (fiscal 2020) to 12.7% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Food Distribution industry median of 6.75% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.7% | 1.49 |
| FY2024 | 11.2% | 3.10 |
| FY2023 | 8.08% | 0.70 |
| FY2022 | 7.38% | 8.80 |
| FY2021 | −1.42% | 22.94 |
| FY2020 | −24.4% | (31.87) |
| FY2019 | 7.51% | 0.19 |
| FY2018 | 7.32% | 0.82 |
| FY2017 | 6.50% | 4.92 |
| FY2016 | 1.58% | (8.10) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | 59.2% |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | 18.0% |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | 16.2% |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | 15.6% |
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | 12.6% |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | 8.21% |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | 5.29% |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | 0.23% |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | −15.4% |
| Food Distribution industry median | 6.75% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.42% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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