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CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Stock · NasdaqGS · United States · Consumer Defensive · US1630861011

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Price 103.77 USD +0.41%
52-week range 56.46 – 118.51
Dividend yield—
Market cap4.5B
NowoTrade score 69 Grade A

Price history

Daily prices in USD.

Updated 06 Nov 2026 21:05. Information, not advice.

Results

Next results 10 Feb 2027 in 95 days · 08:00 · estimate 0.74
Last results 0.66 vs 0.59 estimated 28 Oct 2026 · Beat +12.3%
Beat the estimate 12 of 12 0 missed · 0 in line · 12 beats in a row
Average surprise +27.3% reported against the estimate, last 12 quarters

Earnings per share: estimate and reported

14 Feb 2024: estimate 0.42 14 Feb 2024: reported 0.47 02/24 01 May 2024: estimate 0.07 01 May 2024: reported 0.15 05/24 31 Jul 2024: estimate 0.37 31 Jul 2024: reported 0.40 07/24 30 Oct 2024: estimate 0.34 30 Oct 2024: reported 0.36 10/24 12 Feb 2025: estimate 0.51 12 Feb 2025: reported 0.55 02/25 30 Apr 2025: estimate 0.19 30 Apr 2025: reported 0.25 04/25 30 Jul 2025: estimate 0.46 30 Jul 2025: reported 0.52 07/25 29 Oct 2025: estimate 0.42 29 Oct 2025: reported 0.50 10/25 11 Feb 2026: estimate 0.62 11 Feb 2026: reported 0.68 02/26 29 Apr 2026: estimate 0.25 29 Apr 2026: reported 0.40 04/26 29 Jul 2026: estimate 0.59 29 Jul 2026: reported 0.78 07/26 28 Oct 2026: estimate 0.59 28 Oct 2026: reported 0.66 10/26

Estimate Reported: beat Reported: miss In line

Quarterly results

DateEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseResult
10 Feb 2027 08:00 0.74 — — Upcoming
28 Oct 2026 07:00 0.59 0.66 +12.3% Beat
29 Jul 2026 08:00 0.59 0.78 +32.3% Beat
29 Apr 2026 07:00 0.25 0.40 +59.9% Beat
11 Feb 2026 07:00 0.62 0.68 +8.8% Beat
29 Oct 2025 07:00 0.42 0.50 +20.3% Beat
30 Jul 2025 07:00 0.46 0.52 +12.8% Beat
30 Apr 2025 07:00 0.19 0.25 +28.3% Beat
12 Feb 2025 07:00 0.51 0.55 +8.4% Beat
30 Oct 2024 07:00 0.34 0.36 +6.7% Beat
31 Jul 2024 07:00 0.37 0.40 +9.3% Beat
01 May 2024 07:00 0.07 0.15 +115.7% Beat
14 Feb 2024 07:00 0.42 0.47 +13.0% Beat
01 Nov 2023 07:00 0.35 0.33 -4.8% Miss
02 Aug 2023 07:00 0.50 0.35 -29.4% Miss
03 May 2023 07:00 0.11 0.12 +9.1% Beat
15 Feb 2023 07:00 0.47 0.48 +2.6% Beat
26 Oct 2022 07:00 0.28 0.41 +45.4% Beat
27 Jul 2022 07:00 0.34 0.51 +50.0% Beat
27 Apr 2022 07:00 0.01 0.10 +650.2% Beat
09 Feb 2022 07:00 0.19 0.26 +36.8% Beat
27 Oct 2021 07:00 0.08 0.12 +46.3% Beat
28 Jul 2021 07:00 -0.32 0.04 +112.7% Beat
28 Apr 2021 07:00 -0.42 -0.50 -17.9% Miss
10 Feb 2021 07:00 -0.31 -0.52 -66.8% Miss
28 Oct 2020 07:00 -0.32 -0.38 -19.3% Miss
29 Jul 2020 07:00 -0.48 -0.52 -9.1% Miss
06 May 2020 17:00 -0.24 -0.60 -152.1% Miss
12 Feb 2020 16:00 0.39 0.39 +1.3% Beat
30 Oct 2019 16:00 0.25 0.23 -9.2% Miss
31 Jul 2019 16:00 0.30 0.33 +10.0% Beat
01 May 2019 16:00 0.06 0.05 -9.1% Miss
13 Feb 2019 16:00 0.32 0.32 -0.8% In line
01 Nov 2018 16:00 0.19 0.19 +1.3% Beat
01 Aug 2018 16:00 0.22 0.24 +10.3% Beat
09 May 2018 16:00 0.01 0.03 +205.5% Beat
20 Feb 2018 16:00 0.22 0.23 +6.4% Beat
08 Nov 2017 16:00 0.10 0.11 +5.7% Beat
09 Aug 2017 16:00 0.12 0.14 +14.2% Beat
09 May 2017 16:00 -0.05 -0.05 +3.0% Beat
21 Feb 2017 16:00 0.16 0.18 +10.7% Beat
02 Nov 2016 16:00 0.08 0.07 -14.2% Miss
02 Aug 2016 16:00 0.22 0.15 -30.7% Miss
03 May 2016 16:00 0.08 0.05 -37.0% Miss
18 Feb 2016 16:00 0.24 0.26 +6.4% Beat
03 Nov 2015 16:00 0.18 0.21 +19.4% Beat
30 Jul 2015 16:00 0.21 0.21 +1.2% Beat
06 May 2015 16:00 0.09 0.08 -6.8% Miss
25 Feb 2015 07:00 0.22 0.20 -8.7% Miss
05 Nov 2014 16:00 0.17 0.15 -10.8% Miss

Annual results · USD

YearRevenueChangeNet income Net marginEPSEPS changeFree cash flow
2025 4.1B +9.4% 72.4M 1.7% 1.68 +27.3% 87.8M
2024 3.8B +10.5% 55.5M 1.5% 1.32 +50.0% 103.6M
2023 3.4B +31.4% 34.6M 1.0% 0.88 +20.5% 4.2M
2022 2.6B — 27.8M 1.1% 0.73 — -22.7M

Dates and earnings per share from the company reports as collected by the data provider; the estimate is the analysts' average before the report. Information, not advice.

Prices by day, week and month

Price history in USD, by day
PeriodOpening priceHighLow Closing priceChangeVolumeDividend
24 Jan 2024 32.00 32.00 30.97 31.37 -1.66% 418,000
23 Jan 2024 31.53 31.98 31.06 31.90 +2.47% 470,900
22 Jan 2024 30.63 31.24 30.38 31.13 +2.50% 325,500
19 Jan 2024 30.47 30.47 29.81 30.37 +0.33% 325,900
18 Jan 2024 29.67 30.29 29.37 30.27 +2.47% 242,500
17 Jan 2024 28.28 29.57 28.00 29.54 +2.64% 323,100
16 Jan 2024 29.38 29.54 27.64 28.78 -2.64% 213,000
12 Jan 2024 29.47 29.81 29.09 29.56 +1.27% 397,700
11 Jan 2024 29.40 29.72 28.86 29.19 -0.71% 330,300
10 Jan 2024 29.87 30.41 28.90 29.40 -1.44% 323,700
09 Jan 2024 29.47 30.12 29.23 29.83 -0.27% 367,500
08 Jan 2024 29.80 30.31 29.31 29.91 -0.30% 454,000
05 Jan 2024 29.41 30.37 29.28 30.00 +0.91% 477,800
04 Jan 2024 28.57 29.80 28.17 29.73 +4.21% 494,400
03 Jan 2024 29.35 29.81 28.51 28.53 -3.32% 536,300
02 Jan 2024 29.37 29.85 28.95 29.51 +0.27% 409,200
29 Dec 2023 30.16 30.39 29.33 29.43 -3.19% 192,300
28 Dec 2023 30.05 30.51 30.03 30.40 +1.00% 226,300
27 Dec 2023 29.66 30.14 29.62 30.10 +1.86% 205,400
26 Dec 2023 29.18 29.65 29.15 29.55 +1.27% 130,800
22 Dec 2023 29.03 29.60 29.02 29.18 +0.83% 151,900
21 Dec 2023 29.48 29.52 28.76 28.94 -0.28% 431,800
20 Dec 2023 29.06 29.84 28.72 29.02 -1.06% 623,800
19 Dec 2023 28.76 29.62 28.48 29.33 +2.95% 703,700
18 Dec 2023 28.59 29.00 28.40 28.49 -0.11% 466,100

Prices in USD, adjusted for splits but not for dividends. Weeks run Monday to Friday and months follow the calendar; the change compares each close with the previous period's. Dividends are those whose ex-dividend date falls in the period, per share. Information, not advice.

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Key data

Previous close
103.35 USD
Market cap
4.5B
Exchange
NasdaqGS
Country
United States
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Food Distribution
Currency
USD

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Why this score

How the score is made up
Part of the scorePointsWhy
Business growth Yearly growth of revenue and of earnings per share. 25.0 / 25
  • Revenue growth of 16.7% a year
  • Earnings per share growth of 32.0% a year
Quality Return on equity, net margin and how stable the margins are. 14.6 / 25
  • ROE of 16%
Financial strength Net debt against operating earnings, interest cover and free cash flow. 13.0 / 20
  • Net debt is 2.8× EBITDA
  • Free cash flow yield of 3.5%
Valuation Free cash flow yield and the P/E against its sector. 4.4 / 15
  • P/E 44.5 against 20.5 for its sector
Analysts How far the analysts' average target is from today's price. 10.0 / 10
  • Analysts' target is +22% from the price

Growth profile: it pays no dividend, so it is scored on business growth, quality and financial strength. Based on 95% of the figures (grade A).

Warnings take points off and some cap the score. In your account the score also considers how the share fits your portfolio.

Figures

Valuation
FigureValueReading Sector median
P/E (trailing) 44.54× Weak 20.46×
P/E (forward) 33.83× Weak 14.92×
Price / book 6.17× Weak 2.11×
Price / sales 1× Good 0.81×
EV / EBITDA 19.22× Weak 10.84×
Free cash flow yield 3.5% Fair 4.8%
Quality
FigureValueReading Sector median
Gross margin 24.7% Fair 33.5%
Operating margin 4.5% Weak 6.7%
Net margin 2.3% Weak 3.1%
Return on equity 16.2% Good 11.7%
Return on assets 6.2% Fair 5.6%
Growth
FigureValueReading Sector median
Revenue growth / year 16.7% Good 3.1%
EPS growth / year 32% Good 6.2%
Financial health
FigureValueReading Sector median
Debt / equity 1.38× Fair 0.84×
Net debt / EBITDA 2.85× Fair 2.64×
Interest cover 3.68× Fair 5×
Current ratio 2.21× Good 1.46×
Dividends
FigureValueReading Sector median
Payout of earnings 0% Weak 30.7%

The reading follows general rules of thumb and each sector has its own norms: compare with the sector median when it is shown. Information, not advice.

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