Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) stock
CHEFNasdaqWholesale-Groceries, General LineFiscal year ends December 26
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 25, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 13/3043% above fair value
$106.07−1.23 (-1.15%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.61BP/E 45.7Yield –
Chefs' Warehouse operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Chefs' Warehouse's operating margin for the twelve months ending Sep 25, 2026 was 4.1%. For fiscal 2025 it was 3.5%, against 3.4% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 6.9% in fiscal 2011.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | 3.5% | +0.1 |
| FY2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | 3.4% | +0.4 |
| FY2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | 2.9% | −0.3 |
| FY2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | 3.3% | +2.7 |
| FY2021 | Dec 24, 2021 | 0.6% | +9.9 |
| FY2020 | Dec 25, 2020 | -9.2% | −12.4 |
| FY2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | 3.2% | −0.2 |
| FY2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | 3.4% | +0.2 |
| FY2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | 3.2% | −0.8 |
| FY2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | 4.0% | +0.1 |
| FY2015 | Dec 25, 2015 | 3.9% | −0.1 |
| FY2014 | Dec 26, 2014 | 4.0% | −1.5 |
| FY2013 | Dec 27, 2013 | 5.4% | −0.6 |
| FY2012 | Dec 28, 2012 | 6.0% | −0.9 |
| FY2011 | Dec 30, 2011 | 6.9% | +0.4 |
| FY2010 | Dec 24, 2010 | 6.5% | +1.6 |
| FY2009 | Dec 25, 2009 | 4.9% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | 4.5% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | 5.0% | +1.1 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | 3.1% | +0.7 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | 3.8% | −0.7 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | 3.8% | +0.4 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | 3.9% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | 2.4% | +0.6 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | 4.5% | +0.5 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | 3.4% | +0.5 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | 3.5% | +0.7 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | 1.8% | +0.2 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | 4.0% | +0.3 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | 2.9% | −0.4 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 2.9% | −1.4 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 1.7% | +0.4 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | 3.8% | +0.9 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | 3.3% | +1.2 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | 4.3% | +3.2 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 25, 2022 | 1.2% | +8.4 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 24, 2021 | 2.8% | +20.0 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | 2.2% | +6.8 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | 1.1% | +13.8 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | -7.2% | −2.6 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 25, 2020 | -17.1% | −21.4 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | -4.7% | −7.4 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | -12.7% | −16.4 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | -4.5% | −6.3 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | 4.3% | −0.2 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | 2.7% | −0.2 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | 3.8% | −0.3 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | 1.7% | −0.1 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | 4.5% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | 2.8% | −0.4 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | 4.0% | +0.4 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | 1.8% | +0.7 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | 4.3% | −2.2 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | 3.2% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 3.7% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 1.1% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | 6.5% | – |
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