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The Chef's Warehouse CHEF Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin24.2%+0.1pp24.1%+0.4pp23.7%0.0pp23.7%+1.3pp
Operating margin3.5%+0.1pp3.4%+0.4pp2.9%-0.3pp3.3%+2.7pp
Net margin1.7%+0.3pp1.5%+0.5pp1%-0.1pp1.1%
EBITDA margin4.8%+0.3pp4.4%+0.6pp3.9%-0.3pp4.2%+2.3pp
Returns
Return on equity12.7%+1.5pp11.2%+3.1pp8.1%+0.7pp7.4%
Return on assets3.7%+0.6pp3.1%+1.0pp2.2%0.0pp2.1%
Return on invested capital6.7%+0.4pp6.3%+1.3pp5%-1.0pp6%+4.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.1×0.0×2.1×0.0×2.1×+0.1×+0.3×
Inventory turnover-0.6×9.6×-0.3×9.9×-0.3×10.2×-1.7×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.0×+0.1×1.9×-0.6×2.5×+0.2×
Quick ratio1.2×-0.1×1.3×+0.1×1.2×-0.5×1.7×0.0×
Cash ratio0.3×0.0×0.3×+0.1×0.1×-0.4×0.6×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.9×0.0×1.8×-0.4×2.2×+0.1×2.1×+0.6×
Debt-to-assets0.6×0.0×0.5×-0.1×0.6×0.0×0.6×+0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.1×5.2×-2.0×7.2×+0.8×6.4×-7.0×
Interest coverage3.5×+0.9×2.6×+0.4×2.2×+0.3×+1.3×
Per Share
Book value per share$13.14+12.4%$11.69+17.4%$9.96-3.9%$10.36+8.7%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.54B+30.0%$1.95B+67.1%$1.17B-8.3%$1.27B+1.0%
Enterprise value$3.54B+25.3%$2.82B+32.6%$2.13B+7.6%$1.98B+16.3%
Price / earnings35×-0.1×35.2×+1.4×33.7×-12.1×45.9×
Price / sales0.6×+0.1×0.5×+0.2×0.3×-0.1×0.5×-0.2×
Price / book4.2×+0.6×3.6×+1.1×2.6×-0.6×3.2×-0.4×
EV / EBITDA17.8×+1.1×16.7×+0.8×15.9×-2.1×18×-33.9×
EV / sales0.9×+0.1×0.7×+0.1×0.6×-0.1×0.8×-0.2×
Earnings yield2.9%0.0pp2.8%-0.1pp3%+0.8pp2.2%
PEG ratio1.2×+0.6×0.6×-0.8×1.4×

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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.