What is The Chef's Warehouse's net margin?

The Chef's Warehouse (CHEF) reported net margin of 1.9% in Q1 2026.

How has The Chef's Warehouse's net margin changed year-over-year?

The Chef's Warehouse's net margin increased by 13.1% year-over-year, from 1.6% to 1.9%.

What is the long-term trend for The Chef's Warehouse's net margin?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), The Chef's Warehouse's net margin has grown at a -30.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -7.5% to 1.7%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

The Chef's Warehouse CHEF Net margin

Net margin at other companies

SyscoSYY

2.1%-0.3pp

PFG

Performance Food GroupPFGC

0.5%-0.1pp

US FoodsUSFD

1.7%+0.3pp

Conagra BrandsCAG

-0.4%—

Hormel FoodsHRL

6.3%-0.3pp

PricesmartPSMT

2.8%0.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+11.4%

Gross profit$257.4M+13.9%

Operating income$33.1M+45.7%

Net income$17.4M+68.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.40+60.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$122.7M+5.3%

Total debt$1.1B+13.4%

Total equity$608.6M+12.4%

Total assets$2.0B+8.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$38.3M-22.8%

CapEx$7.7M-37.6%

Free cash flow$30.6M-17.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.89B+8.6%

Enterprise value$4.9B+10.3%

P/E49×-7.1×

P/S0.9×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin24.3%+0.3pp

Operating margin3.7%+0.2pp

FCF margin3%+1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.8%+0.9pp

Debt / equity1.9×0.0×

Current ratio2.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from The Chef's Warehouse’s reported figures.

net income/total revenue=1.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: The Chef's Warehouse’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is The Chef's Warehouse's net margin?: The Chef's Warehouse (CHEF) reported net margin of 1.9% in Q1 2026.
How has The Chef's Warehouse's net margin changed year-over-year?: The Chef's Warehouse's net margin increased by 13.1% year-over-year, from 1.6% to 1.9%.
What is the long-term trend for The Chef's Warehouse's net margin?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), The Chef's Warehouse's net margin has grown at a -30.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -7.5% to 1.7%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.