Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. CHEF

FY2025 · ended Dec 26, 2025 · Revenue $4.15B, +9.4% YoY · Filed Feb 24, 2026

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) files with the SEC under industry code 5141, Wholesale-Groceries, General Line. In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 26, 2025, it reported revenue of $4.1 billion and net income of $72.4 million. Free cash flow was $87.8 million. As of Sep 25, 2026 it held $164.7 million in cash and investments and $1.1 billion in total debt.

Revenue (TTM)
$4.51B
+11.5% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$102.44M
+37.3% vs year-ago TTM
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$215.00M
+67.5% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow (TTM)
$181.51M
+109.5% vs year-ago TTM
EPS (TTM)
$2.22
+37.0% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
40.69M
+1.1% vs prior year
Net cash
$-915.60M
as of Sep 25, 2026
Operating margin
4.1%
FY 2026

Company profile

Industry
Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (SIC 5141)
Listed as
CHEF (Nasdaq)
Fiscal year ends
December 26
Incorporated in
DE
Headquarters
Ridgefield, CT
SEC filer status
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1517175
Former names
Chefs' Warehouse Holdings, LLC (until Jul 29, 2011)

Other Wholesale-Groceries, General Line companies

Key figures

Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.

Line
FY 2025
Dec 26, 2025
FY 2024
Dec 27, 2024
FY 2023
Dec 29, 2023
FY 2022
Dec 30, 2022
FY 2021
Dec 24, 2021
Revenue
$4.1B
$3.8B
$3.4B
$2.6B
$1.7B
Operating income
$145.1M
$128.2M
$100.9M
$85.7M
$10.8M
Net income
$72.4M
$55.5M
$34.6M
$27.8M
-$4.9M
Diluted EPS
$1.68
$1.32
$0.88
$0.73
-$0.13
Operating cash flow
$129.2M
$153.1M
$61.6M
$23.1M
-$19.9M
Free cash flow
$87.8M
$103.6M
$4.2M
-$22.7M
-$58.7M
Total assets
$2.0B
$1.9B
$1.7B
$1.5B
$1.1B
Total liabilities
$1.4B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.1B
$723.6M
Stockholders' equity
$604.3M
$537.6M
$454.7M
$401.5M
$350.2M
Cash and investments
$121.0M
$114.7M
$49.9M
$158.8M
$115.2M
Total debt
$1.1B
$963.5M
$948.2M
$856.8M
$554.1M

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings
Form Description Filed Period
10-Q Quarterly report Oct 28, 2026 Sep 25, 2026
8-K Current report
Results of operations
Oct 28, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
8-K Current report
Material agreement, Agreement ended, New debt, Unregistered share sale
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 19, 2026
10-Q Quarterly report Jul 29, 2026 Jun 26, 2026
8-K Current report
Results of operations
Jul 29, 2026 Jul 29, 2026
8-K Current report
Shareholder vote results
May 11, 2026 May 8, 2026

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.