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The Chef's Warehouse CHEF Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin24.3%+0.1pp24.2%0.0pp24.2%0.0pp24.2%+0.2pp24%0.0pp
Operating margin3.7%+0.2pp3.5%-0.2pp3.7%+0.1pp3.6%+0.1pp3.5%+0.1pp
Net margin1.9%+0.1pp1.7%-0.1pp1.8%+0.1pp1.8%+0.1pp1.6%+0.2pp
EBITDA margin5%+0.2pp4.8%-0.1pp4.9%+0.1pp4.8%+0.2pp4.6%+0.2pp
Returns
Return on equity13.8%+1.1pp12.7%-1.4pp14.1%+0.5pp13.6%+0.7pp12.9%+1.7pp
Return on assets4.2%+0.4pp3.7%-0.3pp4%+0.2pp3.8%+0.2pp3.6%+0.5pp
Return on invested capital7.1%+0.4pp6.7%-0.1pp6.9%-0.1pp7%+0.2pp6.8%+0.4pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.2×+0.1×2.1×-0.1×2.2×0.0×2.2×0.0×2.2×+0.1×
Inventory turnover9.5×+0.5×+0.5×8.5×-0.3×8.8×-1.2×10×+0.4×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.2×+0.1×-0.1×2.1×+0.1×0.0×2.1×0.0×
Quick ratio1.3×+0.1×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.1×1.3×0.0×
Cash ratio0.3×0.0×0.3×+0.1×0.2×-0.1×0.2×-0.1×0.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.9×0.0×1.9×0.0×1.9×0.0×1.8×0.0×1.8×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA4.8×-0.3×-0.1×5.1×+0.2×0.0×4.9×-0.2×
Interest coverage3.7×+0.2×3.5×+0.1×3.4×+0.2×3.2×+0.2×+0.3×
Per Share
Book value per share$13.21+0.5%$13.14+4.3%$12.59+3.9%$12.12+3.1%$11.75+0.5%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.42B-4.4%$2.54B+6.7%$2.38B-9.3%$2.62B+17.4%$2.23B+14.4%
Enterprise value$3.44B-2.9%$3.54B+4.3%$3.39B-4.5%$3.55B+14.0%$3.12B+10.4%
Price / earnings30.5×-4.5×35×+3.2×31.9×-5.8×37.7×+2.7×35×-0.2×
Price / sales0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×-0.1×0.7×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×
Price / book-0.2×4.2×+0.1×4.1×-0.6×4.7×+0.6×4.1×+0.5×
EV / EBITDA16.2×-1.6×17.8×+0.7×17.1×-1.8×18.9×+1.4×17.5×+0.7×
EV / sales0.8×0.0×0.9×0.0×0.8×-0.1×0.9×+0.1×0.8×+0.1×
Earnings yield3.3%+0.4pp2.9%-0.3pp3.1%+0.5pp2.7%-0.2pp2.9%0.0pp
PEG ratio1.2×+0.1×1.2×+0.6×0.6×0.0×0.5×+0.1×0.4×-0.2×

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Questions, answered.

What are The Chef's Warehouse's profit margins?
The Chef's Warehouse (CHEF) runs a 24.3% gross margin and a 3.7% operating margin, with a 1.9% net margin.
Where do The Chef's Warehouse's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from The Chef's Warehouse's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.