The Chef's Warehouse Inc (CHEF)

Price$76.97

Value ScoreF

Growth ScoreA

Momentum ScoreA

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)17.72%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-7.88%

VGM Score60.75

Market Capitalization$3.12B

P/E Ratio (Annual)43.13x

All Metrics

P/CF (Annual)24.15x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$14.94

P/TBV (Annual)5.53x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$0.00

Revenue Growth (3Y)16.66%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$1.99

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)11.86%

Gross Margin (TTM)24.32%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)1.87%

EPS (TTM)$1.73

10-Day Avg Trading Volume0.41M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$1.73

Revenue Growth (5Y)30.14%

EPS (Annual)$1.57

ROI (Annual)5.35%

Gross Margin (Annual)24.20%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)1.00%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$3.01

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)39.29x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)11.39%

P/E Normalized (Annual)43.13x

ROA (Last FY)3.57%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)10.01%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$4.60

ROE (5Y Avg)7.08%

Operating Margin (TTM)3.65%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$2.16

P/B Ratio5.13x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)3.99x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$14,000

EV / Revenue (TTM)0.88x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)3.49x

ROA (TTM)4.05%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)68.86%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)17.71x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$1.57

Current Ratio (Annual)2.05x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)1.23x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume0.46M

52-Week Price Return19.35%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)42.70x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)39.29x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$825,800

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$11.71

P/S Ratio (Annual)0.75x

Asset Turnover (Annual)2.05x

52-Week High$82.81

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)2.74%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$1.57

CapEx CAGR (5Y)42.54%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)14.93%

26-Week Price Return33.65%

Quick Ratio (Annual)1.14x

13-Week Price Return6.17%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)1.24x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)2.18x

Enterprise Value$3.75B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)22.29%

Asset Turnover (TTM)2.17x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)9.97%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$804,800

Inventory Turnover (Annual)8.96x

Pretax Margin (Annual)2.50%

Cash / Share (Annual)$2.97

3-Month Return Std Dev49.45%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)23.61%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$15,400

ROE (Last FY)11.97%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)3.73x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$1.57

P/FCF (TTM)30.94x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)11.94x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)46.21x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)1.23x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$1.73

Receivables Turnover (Annual)10.94x

ROI (TTM)6.01%

P/S Ratio (TTM)0.73x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)1.49%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$90.20

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$11.48

Forward P/E32.59x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)19.62%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-8.85%

P/E Ratio (TTM)39.29x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)24.64%

Year-to-Date Return22.80%

5-Day Price Return0.10%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$1.57

ROA (5Y Avg)1.99%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)1.74%

Month-to-Date Return-1.37%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$1.71

EBITD / Share (Annual)$4.32

EPS Growth (3Y)29.86%

Operating Margin (Annual)3.50%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)1.04x

P/CF (TTM)26.47x

ROI (5Y Avg)2.94%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)39.29x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)1.18x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$1.73

P/TBV (Quarterly)5.09x

P/B Ratio (Annual)4.28x

Inventory Turnover (TTM)9.47x

Pretax Margin (TTM)2.67%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$14.86

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-3.57%

Beta1.45x

P/FCF (Annual)35.55x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$92.40

ROE (TTM)13.54%

52-Week Low$53.20

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Earnings Surprise History

Q1 260.40est. 0.26

Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Grocery Wholesale(5)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
CHEFThe Chef's Warehouse Inc	F	A	A	$76.97
PFGCPerformance Food Group Company	D	B	B	$97.59
UNFIUnited Natural Foods Inc	B	C	A	$52.08
WILCG Willi-Food International Ltd	D	B	A	$35.73
DITAMCON Distributing Co.	B	C	B	$81.08
MWYNMarwynn Holdings, Inc. Common stock	F	F	D	$0.83

About

The Chefs' Warehouse is a specialty food distributor serving metropolitan markets across the U.S., Canada, and the Middle East. The company supplies imported and domestic specialty products—including cheese, oils, chocolates, baking products, and meats—to restaurants, hotels, caterers, bakeries, casinos, and specialty food retailers. With operations concentrated on the East, Midwest, and West coasts, it serves a diverse customer base spanning foodservice, hospitality, and retail channels.