What is The Chef's Warehouse's price / book?

The Chef's Warehouse (CHEF) reported price / book of 4× in Q1 2026.

How has The Chef's Warehouse's price / book changed year-over-year?

The Chef's Warehouse's price / book decreased by 3.4% year-over-year, from 4.1× to 4×.

What is the long-term trend for The Chef's Warehouse's price / book?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), The Chef's Warehouse's price / book has grown at a 8.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.8× to 4.2×.

What does price / book mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by shareholders' equity. The premium (or discount) the market assigns to the company's book equity.

The Chef's Warehouse CHEF Price / book

Price / book at other companies

SyscoSYY

14.8×-4.3×

PFG

Performance Food GroupPFGC

2.9×0.0×

US FoodsUSFD

4.7×+1.4×

Conagra BrandsCAG

1.2×-0.5×

Hormel FoodsHRL

1.5×—

PricesmartPSMT

3.6×+1.2×

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

Net margin1.9%+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.

market cap/total stockholders equity=4×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 price / book?: The Chef's Warehouse (CHEF) reported price / book of 4× in Q1 2026.
How has The Chef's Warehouse's price / book changed year-over-year?: The Chef's Warehouse's price / book decreased by 3.4% year-over-year, from 4.1× to 4×.
What is the long-term trend for The Chef's Warehouse's price / book?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), The Chef's Warehouse's price / book has grown at a 8.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.8× to 4.2×.
What does price / book mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by shareholders' equity. The premium (or discount) the market assigns to the company's book equity.