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 statistics
108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 25, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 23.03
- 3.03
- P/OCF Ratio
- 21.69
- 11.79
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.16
- 0.55
- EV / EBIT
- 28.04
- 15.64
- EV / FCF
- 28.80
- 18.38
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.13%
- 0.01%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.02%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 40M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 8.63%
- 9.43%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.5%
- 47.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -22.7%
- -3.88%
- Short % of Float
- 5.99%
- 2.09%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 5.48%
- 1.73%
- Days to Cover
- 4.38
- 3.63
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $118.51
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $56.46
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $107.13
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $109.51
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $88.61
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.72
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.43%
- -1.26%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.45%
- -3.36%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -4.24%
- -5.36%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 33.3%
- -8.21%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 72.1%
- 0.11%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 71.4%
- -9.58%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 349.3%
- -0.33%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 217.5%
- -6.57%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 735.0%
- 3.23%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 480,883
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 491,800
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 624,607
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.41
- 0.62
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 49.8
- 47.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 38.7%
- 43.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.20
- 0.72
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.28%
- 0.22%
- EBITDA Margin
- 5.48%
- 1.23%
- FCF Margin
- 4.03%
- 0.90%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 16.2%
- -6.02%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.12%
- -2.31%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 10.4%
- 3.96%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 11.6%
- 4.52%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.21
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 1.20
- 0.58
- Debt / Equity
- 1.06
- 0.61
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.95
- 3.26
- Debt / FCF
- 4.02
- 4.75
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.28
- 2.36
- Interest Coverage
- 4.80
- 1.09
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 11.5%
- 3.80%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 37.3%
- 3.30%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 34.9%
- 5.00%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 109.5%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 16.7%
- 0.77%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 30.1%
- 7.57%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 32.0%
- 4.42%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 2.25
- 1.47
- Inventory Turnover
- 8.59
- 10.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $873.85K
- $1.04M
- Profits Per Employee
- $19.87K
- -$6.47K
- Employee Count
- 5,156
- 559
- WACC
- 9.91%
- 8.08%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $147.60M
- $372.69K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$564.15M
- -$656.06K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$12.98
- -$0.02
- Equity (Book Value)
- $686.56M
- $15.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $15.80
- $0.48
- Tangible Book Value
- $202.50M
- $8.89M
- Working Capital
- $570.89M
- $11.63M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$33.50M
- -$34.07M
- FCF Per Share
- $4.18
- $0.15
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.20%
- -0.01%
- FCF Yield
- 3.89%
- 4.19%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.21%
- 0.59%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.21%
- 1.27%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $38.87M
- $7.92M
- Income Tax
- $45.17M
- $3.29M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 30.6%
- 24.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $28.72
- $28.59
- Graham Upside
- -73.2%
- -40.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 4.97
- 4.81
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.58
- -2.70
- Lynch Fair Value
- $58.00
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -45.9%
- -43.8%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CHEF | S&P 500 | Difference | CHEF per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.4% | -2.7% | −0.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -4.5% | -1.7% | −2.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +70.2% | +11.9% | +58.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +71.8% | +12.0% | +59.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +342.7% | +78.2% | +264.5 pts | +64.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +213.8% | +73.2% | +140.6 pts | +25.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +725.4% | +309.6% | +415.8 pts | +23.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M CHEF shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 22.7% from the previous report, or 5.99% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,379,700 | -22.7% | 542,728 | 4.4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,078,967 | -23.8% | 613,425 | 5.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,041,856 | -13.2% | 601,735 | 6.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,655,894 | -7.6% | 725,997 | 6.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,039,985 | -8.9% | 567,946 | 8.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,530,744 | +1.6% | 695,613 | 8.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5,443,279 | +10.2% | 847,892 | 6.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,938,879 | +4.6% | 375,170 | 13.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,719,670 | +4.8% | 609,203 | 7.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4,502,678 | +5.9% | 511,391 | 8.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 4,250,949 | +0.1% | 414,618 | 10.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 4,245,889 | -2.8% | 452,904 | 9.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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