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Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
$108.99
-1.70% Oct 21 close
Consumer StaplesS&P 600
1M3M6M1Y2Y
-5%+21%+47%+73%+100%Oct 2025Oct 2026Apr 2026
CHEFSPY
1W
-3.5%
1M
-1.5%
3M
+16.0%
6M
+66.2%
YTD
+74.9%
1Y
+82.8%

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What they do

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. It offers specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate. The company serves menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries.

Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution

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Grades vs sector

Momentum
100th percentile in sector
A+
12-1 return: +90.1%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Growth
84th percentile in sector
A-
Revenue growth (YoY): +12.9%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Value
8th percentile in sector
D-
Forward E/P: 2.7% · EBITDA/EV: 4.8%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Profitability
41st percentile in sector
C
Profit margin: +2.1% · Return on equity: +15.3%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Revisions
Not enough data yet
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EPS estimate change, 30 days (current FY): –
30-day change in analysts' current-year EPS estimate; graded across covered stocks.

Our models

Not held by any of our 5 live models right now.

Quality Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
 Momentum Top 15
Outside this model's universe or screens
 Momentum Blend
Not in the current book
 New Highs Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
 Coteau Long Book
Not in the current book

News

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Key stats

52-week range$57.27 – $116.42
Valuation and fundamentals

Valuation & fundamentals

Bottom line
Leans expensive
Model read-out from the numbers below, not advice. Score -1 (DCF counts double).
▼DCF (base case)below the price by 26%
▲Piotroski F-score9/9
•Net debt / EBITDA3.0x

Discounted cash flow

Bear
$40
-64%
growth 10% · disc. 10.2% · term. 2.0%
Base
$81
-26%
growth 17% · disc. 9.2% · term. 2.5%
Bull
$140
+28%
growth 21% · disc. 8.2% · term. 3.0%

A DCF starts from trailing free cash flow, so it can overstate value if the last 12 months were unusually strong (or weak). Use the bear case or edit the starting cash flow if so.

Reverse DCFfor context, not a signal
Not enough data to run a reverse DCF.
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Your value per share–

Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital spending, trailing 12 months (TTM to 2026-03-27). Growth default: average of 3-year revenue CAGR and latest revenue growth, capped at 30%. Years 6–10 fade linearly to terminal growth. Discount rate = 4.25% risk-free assumption + beta 1.00 (n/a) × 5% equity premium, kept within 7–13%. Bear: lower growth, +1 pt discount, 2% terminal. Bull: higher growth, −1 pt, 3%.

Multiples vs Consumer Staples

P/E (trailing)
sector median 23.5×
 –
Forward P/E
sector median 14.5×
 –
EV / EBITDA
sector median 11.9×
 –
Price / sales
sector median 1.1×
 –
Price / book
sector median 3.1×
 –
FCF yield
sector median 6.5%
 –

Quality & financial health

Gross margin
24.3%
Operating margin
3.7%
FCF margin
2.8%
Net margin
1.9%
Return on equity
13.1%
Return on invested capital
8.8%
Net debt / EBITDA
3.0×
Current ratio
2.2×
Interest cover
3.7×
Cash conversion (OCF/NI)
1.5×
Piotroski F-score 9/9 · last two fiscal years
✓ Positive net income✓ Positive operating cash flow✓ Return on assets improved✓ Cash flow above net income✓ Long-term debt / assets fell✓ Current ratio improved✓ No share dilution✓ Gross margin improved✓ Asset turnover improved

Analysts

No analyst targets available.

Annual history

FYRevenueNet incomeFree cash flow
2025$4.1B$72.4M$129.2M
2024$3.8B$55.5M$153.1M
2023$3.4B$34.6M$61.6M
2022$2.6B$27.8M$23.1M
2021$1.7B$-4.9M$-19.9M
2020$1.1B$-82.9M$42.9M

From the company's 10-K filings via SEC XBRL. 3-year revenue CAGR +16.7%.

Earnings

Next report: –
No EPS history available.

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