The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
CHEF
NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Food Distribution·Mkt cap $4.7B
$114.36
▲ +0.13%
P/E
50.60
Mkt Cap
$4.7B
52-Wk Range
$53.20–$117.65
52-Week Range
$53.20 - $117.65
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Price action
Price chart
Up 76.4% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Extensive curated product portfolio of 50,000+ SKUs with exclusive artisan and specialty suppliers
- Established relationships with premium culinary establishments, fine dining, and hospitality sector clients
- Specialized logistics and cold chain distribution capabilities for perishable specialty foods
- Omnichannel presence combining B2B distribution with direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform
- Brand recognition and trust within professional culinary and gourmet food communities
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Extreme premium - high expectations embedded
Growth
Stable outlook
Steady revenue growth (9% YoY)
Value
Extreme premium - high expectations embedded
Momentum
Hot
+41.4% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CHEF right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
JUL 29, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.78 vs $0.59 consensus (+32.2% surprise). Revenue of $1.2B vs $1.1B expected (+3.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+32.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+9%
+9%
+8%
+10%
+11%
+11%
+13%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$931.5M
$1.0B
$950.7M
$1.0B
$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.2B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
25.1%
Operating
5.0%
Profit
2.9%
Wall Street consensus
4 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: BTIG · Jul 30, 2026
vs Industry
How CHEF stacks vs Food Distribution
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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