Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 25, 2026 · Revenue $1.14B, +11.2% YoY · Filed Oct 28, 2026
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) files with the SEC under industry code 5141, Wholesale-Groceries, General Line. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 25, 2026, it reported revenue of $1.1 billion and net income of $29.6 million. Free cash flow was $36.0 million. As of Sep 25, 2026 it held $164.7 million in cash and investments and $1.1 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$1.14B
+11.2% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$29.62M
+54.7% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$44.49M
+610.3% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$36.00M
+282.4% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$0.67
+52.3% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
43.46M
+6.8% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-915.60M
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
4.1%
TTM
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; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 25, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 26, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 27, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 26, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 26, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B |
| Operating income | $51.5M | $58.6M | $33.1M | $43.2M | $38.9M |
| Net income | $29.6M | $33.8M | $17.4M | $21.7M | $19.1M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.67 | $0.76 | $0.40 | $0.47 | $0.44 |
| Operating cash flow | $44.5M | $58.4M | $38.3M | $73.9M | -$8.7M |
| Free cash flow | $36.0M | $49.2M | $30.6M | $65.8M | -$19.7M |
| Total assets | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $1.9B |
| Total liabilities | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Stockholders' equity | $686.6M | $648.2M | $608.6M | $604.3M | $576.6M |
| Cash and investments | $164.7M | $135.5M | $122.7M | $121.0M | $65.1M |
| Total debt | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
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 |
All 1006 Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.