Wholesale-Groceries, General Line · SIC 5141

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

CHEF

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Latest revenue

$1.06B

as of 2026-03-27

Latest net income

$17.4M

as of 2026-03-27

Net margin

1.6%

as of 2026-03-27

Price · 5Y

+20.0% / yr 6.3 pts / yr vs S&P 500 148.6% total
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$76.46
2.07%
Market cap
$3.12B
Enterprise value
$3.12B
P/E (trailing)
43.1×
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
0.0%
52-wk high
$82.81
52-wk low
$53.20
Beta
Shares out
40.8M

5-year trend

What this company does

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Item 1. BUSINESS We are a premier distributor of specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. We are focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or operate some of the leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolateries, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada (collectively, our “Core Customers”). We believe that we have a distinct competitive advantage in serving these customers as a result of our extensive selection of distinctive and hard-to-find specialty…

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Generated from CHEF's filing dated 2024-02-27

Key risks

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS Our business, financial condition and results of operations are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This section discusses factors that, individually or in the aggregate, we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expected and historical results. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. This information should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the consolidated financial statements and related…

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Generated from CHEF's filing dated 2024-02-27

Profitability

Gross margin

24.2%

0.4%

Operating margin

3.5%

3.5%

Net margin

1.7%

19.3%

Return on equity

13.5%

10.3%

Return on assets

3.6%

19.5%

Leverage

Debt / equity

2.77×

10.2%

Long-term debt / equity

1.34×

11.6%

Debt / assets

73.5%

2.7%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-27

$1.06B+11.4%$17.4M+68.8%1.6%

Q4 2025

2025-12-26

$1.14B+10.5%$21.7M-9.4%1.9%

Q3 2025

2025-09-26

$1.02B+9.6%$19.1M+35.8%1.9%

Q2 2025

2025-06-27

$1.03B+8.4%$21.2M+36.8%2.1%

Q1 2025

2025-03-28

$950.7M+8.7%$10.3M+432.8%1.1%

Q4 2024

2024-12-27

$1.03B$23.9M2.3%

Q3 2024

2024-09-27

$931.5M+5.6%$14.1M+92.5%1.5%

Q2 2024

2024-06-28

$954.7M+8.3%$15.5M+57.3%1.6%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$21.7M

Net activity

−$21.7M

Distinct insiders

5

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-19

Christina Polychroni

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sale4,500$79.21$356.4K
2026-05-05

Christopher Pappas

President and CEO

Sale125,000$78.00$9.8M
2026-03-03

Christopher Pappas

President and CEO

Sale95,908$62.53$6.0M
2026-03-02

Christina Polychroni

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sale3,317$65.45$217.1K
2026-02-27

Christina Polychroni

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sale3,084$71.33$220.0K
2026-02-27

Alexandros Aldous

General Counsel

Sale29,500$71.22$2.1M

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns CHEF

Institutional value

$1.20B

Total shares held

20.8M

Distinct holders

150

-92 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.5.8M$344.1M+330.8K (+6.1%)Added
2JPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.9M$110.9M+206.6K (+12.3%)Added
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1.6M$96.2MNew
4Invesco Ltd.1.0M$61.5M+149.4K (+16.9%)Added
5DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP977.5K$58.1M+15.3K (+1.6%)Added
6VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC948.2K$56.4MNew
7KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC677.6K$40.3M-138.4K (-17.0%)Trimmed
8JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC612.5K$36.4M-89.6K (-12.8%)Trimmed
9FEDERATED HERMES, INC.508.9K$30.3M-38.8K (-7.1%)Trimmed
10TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC421.3K$25.0M-127.6K (-23.2%)Trimmed
11Nuveen, LLC341.0K$20.3M-23.5K (-6.4%)Trimmed
12WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC335.5K$19.7M-12.4K (-3.6%)Trimmed
13UBS Group AG302.3K$18.0M+37.6K (+14.2%)Added
14WASATCH ADVISORS LP273.2K$16.2M+47.2K (+20.9%)Added
15Penn Capital Management Company, LLC269.2K$16.0M+4.6K (+1.7%)Added
16VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO252.7K$15.0MNew
17Pictet Asset Management Holding SA228.1K$13.6M-174.0K (-43.3%)Trimmed
18PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC226.7K$13.5M-16.2K (-6.7%)Trimmed
19Bank of New York Mellon Corp224.7K$13.4M-8.3K (-3.5%)Trimmed
20abrdn plc213.6K$12.7M+6.5K (+3.1%)Added

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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