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The Chef's Warehouse CHEF Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin24.3%+0.3pp24.2%+0.1pp24.2%+0.2pp24.2%+0.3pp24%+0.2pp
Operating margin3.7%+0.2pp3.5%+0.1pp3.7%+0.4pp3.6%+0.5pp3.5%+0.6pp
Net margin1.9%+0.2pp1.7%+0.3pp1.8%+0.6pp1.8%+0.6pp1.6%+0.7pp
EBITDA margin5%+0.4pp4.8%+0.3pp4.9%+0.7pp4.8%+0.7pp4.6%+0.7pp
Returns
Return on equity13.8%+0.9pp12.7%+1.5pp14.1%+3.7pp13.6%+4.4pp12.9%+4.7pp
Return on assets4.2%+0.5pp3.7%+0.6pp4%+1.3pp3.8%+1.4pp3.6%+1.5pp
Return on invested capital7.1%+0.4pp6.7%+0.4pp6.9%+1.2pp7%+1.8pp6.8%+1.8pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.2×0.0×2.1×0.0×2.2×0.0×2.2×0.0×2.2×0.0×
Inventory turnover9.5×-0.5×-0.6×8.5×-0.2×8.8×-0.4×10×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.2×+0.1×0.0×2.1×+0.3×+0.2×2.1×+0.1×
Quick ratio1.3×+0.1×1.2×-0.1×1.2×+0.1×1.2×+0.1×1.3×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×+0.1×0.3×+0.2×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity1.9×0.0×1.9×0.0×1.9×-0.3×1.8×-0.3×1.8×-0.4×
Debt-to-assets0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA4.8×-0.2×-0.1×5.1×-1.2×-1.5×4.9×-2.0×
Interest coverage3.7×+0.8×3.5×+0.9×3.4×+1.0×3.2×+0.8×+0.8×
Per Share
Book value per share$13.21+12.4%$13.14+12.4%$12.59+20.4%$12.12+20.5%$11.75+1.4%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.42B+8.6%$2.54B+30.0%$2.38B+42.1%$2.62B+68.5%$2.23B+48.9%
Enterprise value$3.44B+10.3%$3.54B+25.3%$3.39B+27.0%$3.55B+40.6%$3.12B+25.7%
Price / earnings30.5×-4.5×35×-0.1×31.9×-3.3×37.7×-0.5×35×-7.7×
Price / sales0.6×0.0×0.6×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.7×+0.2×0.6×+0.2×
Price / book-0.1×4.2×+0.6×4.1×+0.6×4.7×+1.3×4.1×+0.8×
EV / EBITDA16.2×-1.2×17.8×+1.1×17.1×+0.2×18.9×+2.0×17.5×-0.2×
EV / sales0.8×0.0×0.9×+0.1×0.8×+0.1×0.9×+0.2×0.8×+0.1×
Earnings yield3.3%+0.4pp2.9%0.0pp3.1%+0.3pp2.7%0.0pp2.9%+0.5pp
PEG ratio1.2×+0.8×1.2×+0.6×0.6×+0.3×0.5×0.4×

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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.