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The Chefs Warehouse Inc (CHEF) Financial History

20 years of revenue, earnings, cash-flow and balance-sheet history from public filings.

CONSUMER DEFENSIVE · FOOD DISTRIBUTION · DATA UPDATED 2026-08-22

The Chefs Warehouse Inc (CHEF) operates in the FOOD DISTRIBUTION industry and is headquartered in Ridgefield, United States with about 5,156 employees. Its market capitalization is roughly $5 billion. In the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31, CHEF reported $4.2B in revenue and $72M in net income.

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada.

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CHEF Revenue & Earnings History — Annual Income Statement

Income statementTTM → 2026-06-302025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-31
Total Revenue$4.4B$4.2B$3.8B$3.4B$2.6B$1.7B$1.1B$1.6B$1.4B$1.3B$1.2B$1.1B$837M$674M$480M$401M$330M$271M
Gross Profit$1.1B$1.0B$914M$814M$619M$390M$248M$406M$367M$329M$301M$270M$206M$172M$125M$106M$86M$71M
Gross Margin %24.5%24.2%24.1%23.7%23.7%22.4%22.3%25.5%25.4%25.3%25.2%25.4%24.6%25.6%26.0%26.4%26.0%26.3%
Operating Income (EBIT)$182M$153M$128M$101M$86M$11M($103M)$51M$49M$41M$47M$40M$33M$37M$29M$28M$22M$13M
Operating Margin %4.1%3.7%3.4%2.9%3.3%0.6%-9.2%3.2%3.4%3.2%4.0%3.8%4.0%5.4%6.0%6.9%6.5%4.9%
Net Income$92M$72M$55M$35M$28M($5M)($83M)$24M$20M$14M$3M$16M$14M$17M$15M$8M$16M$9M
Net Margin %2.1%1.7%1.5%1.0%1.1%-0.3%-7.5%1.5%1.4%1.1%0.2%1.5%1.7%2.5%3.0%1.9%4.8%3.3%
EBITDA$410M$223M$193M$157M$126M$47M($69M)$77M$71M$62M$44M$56M$41M$44M$33M$30M$24M$16M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)$2.00$1.57$1.21$0.76$0.72$-0.13$-2.46$0.80$0.69$0.52$0.12$0.61$0.57$0.77$0.69$0.43$0.74$0.37
Shares Outstanding (M)46M46M46M46M39M37M34M30M30M27M26M27M25M22M21M18M21M24M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

CHEF Quarterly Revenue & Earnings — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly income statement2026-06-302026-03-312025-12-312025-09-302025-06-302025-03-312024-12-312024-09-30
Total Revenue$1.2B$1.1B$1.1B$1.0B$1.0B$951M$1.0B$931M
Gross Profit$293M$257M$277M$247M$254M$226M$251M$225M
Gross Margin %25.1%24.3%24.2%24.2%24.6%23.8%24.3%24.1%
Operating Income (EBIT)$59M$33M$51M$39M$40M$23M$46M$32M
Operating Margin %5.0%3.1%4.5%3.8%3.9%2.4%4.5%3.4%
Net Income$34M$17M$22M$19M$21M$10M$24M$14M
Net Margin %2.9%1.6%1.9%1.9%2.1%1.1%2.3%1.5%
EBITDA$59M$229M$64M$59M$59M$41M$64M$48M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)$0.73$0.38$0.47$0.42$0.46$0.22$0.52$0.31
Shares Outstanding (M)46M46M46M46M46M46M46M46M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

CHEF Free Cash Flow History

Cash flowTTM → 2026-06-302025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-31
Cash from Operations (CFO)$162M$129M$153M$62M$23M($20M)$43M$45M$45M$31M$39M$38M$10M$11M$8M$17M$14M$12M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)$36M$41M$50M$57M$46M$39M$7M$16M$20M$12M$17M$22M$24M$12M$3M$2M$1M$1M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)$126M$88M$104M$4M($23M)($59M)$36M$29M$25M$19M$22M$16M($14M)($1M)$5M$15M$12M$11M
FCF Margin %2.9%2.1%2.7%0.1%-0.9%-3.4%3.2%1.8%1.8%1.5%1.9%1.5%-1.7%-0.2%1.1%3.6%3.8%4.0%
Dividends Paid$2M$0M$100M$2M$0M$0M$0M$0M$171M$0M$0M$2M$0M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

CHEF Quarterly Free Cash Flow — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly cash flow2026-06-302026-03-312025-12-312025-09-302025-06-302025-03-312024-12-312024-09-30
Cash from Operations (CFO)$58M$38M$74M($9M)$15M$50M$73M$20M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)$9M$8M$8M$11M$10M$12M$8M$8M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)$49M$31M$66M($20M)$5M$37M$65M$12M
FCF Margin %4.2%2.9%5.8%-1.9%0.4%3.9%6.2%1.3%

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

CHEF Balance Sheet History

Balance sheet2026-06-302025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-312009-12-31
Total Assets$2.0B$2.0B$1.9B$1.7B$1.5B$1.1B$974M$1.0B$732M$688M$634M$586M$376M$355M$210M$108M$83M$66M
Cash & Cash Equivalents$135M$121M$115M$50M$159M$115M$193M$140M$42M$42M$33M$2M$3M$20M$0M$2M$2M$1M
Total Liabilities$1.4B$1.4B$1.3B$1.3B$1.1B$724M$630M$678M$424M$439M$440M$398M$229M$223M$171M$84M$131M$61M
Total Debt (Short + Long-Term)$749M$773M$729M$742M$689M$415M$421M$404M$278M$318M$333M$275M$144M$148M$125M$46M$100M$30M
Total Shareholders' Equity$648M$604M$538M$455M$402M$350M$345M$336M$309M$249M$194M$188M$147M$132M$39M$24M($49M)$5M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

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