CHEFS WAREHOUSE INC (CHEF)
Consumer Staples · Specialty Foodservice Distribution · NASDAQ
Premier specialty foodservice distributor supplying hard-to-find gourmet ingredients and custom proteins to chefs and upscale restaurants across North America and the Middle East.
What CHEFS WAREHOUSE INC does
The Chefs' Warehouse is a specialty foodservice distributor serving chefs and independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, hotels, casinos, and culinary schools in the United States, Middle East, and Canada. The company operates a portfolio of over 90,000 SKUs from more than 4,000 suppliers, including imported specialty foods, artisan charcuterie, cheeses, truffles, caviar, and custom-cut proteins, alongside a direct-to-consumer platform (Allen Brothers). With 44 distribution centers and approximately 1,100 sales professionals, the company serves over 55,000 core customer locations across 23 primary geographic markets.
Themes: ["Specialty foodservice distribution","Fine dining supply chain","Gourmet and artisanal foods","Premium proteins and center-of-the-plate products","Direct-to-consumer food e-commerce"]
Fundamentals
- Price$97.06 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$3.9B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+52.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E49.42 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+1.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+24.3% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+13.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.23 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+10.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+16.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.42 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
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Competitors & peers
- Sysco (SYY)
- US Foods (USFD)
- Shamrock Foods
- Performance Food Group (PFGC)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.