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Index	RUT
Market Cap	3.87B
Enterprise Value	4.72B
Income	79.44M
Sales	4.26B
Book/sh	14.94
Cash/sh	3.01
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	-
Dividend Ex-Date	-
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -
Payout	0.00%
Employees	5156
IPO	Jul 28, 2011

P/E	51.73
Forward P/E	36.27
PEG	2.19
P/S	0.91
P/B	6.35
P/C	31.50
P/FCF	47.64
EV/EBITDA	11.27
EV/Sales	1.11
Quick Ratio	1.33
Current Ratio	2.18
Debt/Eq	1.61
LT Debt/Eq	1.52
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.83
EPS next Y	2.61
EPS next Q	0.58
EPS this Y	17.61%
EPS next Y	16.95%
EPS next 5Y	16.56%
EPS past 3/5Y	31.87% -
Sales past 3/5Y	16.66% 30.14%
EPS Y/Y TTM	22.30%
Sales Y/Y TTM	10.01%
EPS Q/Q	61.44%
Sales Q/Q	11.39%
Earnings	Apr 29 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	58.60% 5.02%

Insider Own	9.83%
Insider Trans	-6.28%
Inst Own	98.99%
Inst Trans	1.67%
ROA	4.15%
ROE	13.81%
ROIC	5.18%
Gross Margin	24.32%
Oper. Margin	3.84%
Profit Margin	1.87%
SMA20	4.28%
SMA50	15.36%
SMA200	41.24%
Trades

Shs Outstand	40.74M
Shs Float	36.77M
Short Float	12.25%
Short Ratio	8.99
Short Interest	4.50M
52W High	97.63 -2.91%
52W Low	53.20 78.18%
Volatility	2.80% 3.39%
ATR (14)	2.90
RSI (14)	67.83
Beta	1.41
Rel Volume	0.50
Avg Volume	500.77K
Volume	199,573

Perf Week	0.46%
Perf Month	22.03%
Perf Quarter	61.84%
Perf Half Y	51.72%
Perf YTD	52.08%
Perf Year	49.35%
Perf 3Y	165.08%
Perf 5Y	205.09%
Perf 10Y	498.82%
Recom	1.25
Target Price	88.25
Prev Close	95.36
Price	94.79
Change	-0.60%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-27-25	Initiated	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	$75
Aug-27-25	Initiated	Piper Sandler	Neutral	$66
Sep-25-23	Initiated	UBS	Buy	$37
Dec-21-22	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$43
Dec-17-21	Initiated	The Benchmark Company	Buy	$41
Sep-30-21	Initiated	Wolfe Research	Outperform	$38
Apr-05-21	Initiated	Lake Street	Buy	$38
Nov-10-20	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$15 → $30
Oct-16-20	Resumed	Jefferies	Hold	$13 → $16
Aug-31-20	Initiated	Loop Capital	Hold	$18
Jul-30-20	Downgrade	Piper Sandler	Overweight → Neutral	$13
Jul-17-20	Initiated	BTIG Research	Neutral
Apr-23-20	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$44 → $14
Feb-27-20	Initiated	National Securities	Buy	$42
Dec-12-19	Initiated	Piper Jaffray	Overweight	$41
Nov-11-19	Initiated	CL King	Buy	$41
Sep-26-18	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold
May-16-17	Initiated	Loop Capital	Buy	$18
Apr-07-17	Initiated	Canaccord Genuity	Buy	$18
Feb-22-17	Reiterated	Barclays	Equal Weight	$12 → $14

Show Previous Ratings

Apr-30-26 08:30AM	The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
08:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. to Participate in the BMO Global Farm to Market Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-29-26 07:07AM	Chefs' Warehouse: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press) +17.84%
07:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-15-26 08:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse to Announce First Quarter 2026 Results on April 29, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
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Feb-25-26 08:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. to Participate in the UBS Global Consumer & Retail Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-21-26 09:41AM	The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) Reports Q4 revenue of $1.14B Versus Consensus of $1.1B (Insider Monkey)
Feb-11-26 04:03PM	The Chefs' Warehouse Inc (CHEF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Organic Growth Amidst ... (GuruFocus.com) +5.69%
12:32PM	The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
09:52AM	Chefs' Warehouse Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
08:40AM	Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
07:54AM	Chefs' Warehouse: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-02-26 10:04AM	Benchmark Sees Continued Upside in The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) on Visible Operating Momentum (Insider Monkey)
Jan-28-26 08:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results on February 11, 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
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Jan-26-26 09:30AM	United Natural Foods Automation Strategy: Scaling Profitability? (Zacks)
Jan-15-26 03:13AM	Benchmark Maintains Buy on Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) After Discussions With Management (Insider Monkey) +7.12%
Jan-12-26 07:30AM	The Chefs' Warehouse Announces Preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 Guidance (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-06-26 08:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. to Participate in the ICR Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-20-25 05:05PM	This Consumer Staple Stock Is Up 25% in 2025. 1 Reason This Could Be Just the Beginning. (Motley Fool)
Dec-05-25 08:59AM	Costco's Value Strategy Drives Strong November Sales Momentum (Zacks)
Dec-04-25 11:00AM	Dollar General Delivers Q3 Earnings Beat, Lifts Full-Year Outlook (Zacks)
10:34AM	Hormel Foods Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Dec-03-25 09:51AM	United Natural Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Decline Y/Y (Zacks)
09:40AM	Is The Chef's Warehouse (CHEF) Outperforming Other Consumer Staples Stocks This Year? (Zacks)
Dec-02-25 10:28AM	NWL to Cut More Than 900 Jobs & Shut Stores, Unveils Productivity Plan (Zacks)
Nov-28-25 12:00PM	What Makes Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) a New Strong Buy Stock (Zacks)
Nov-27-25 10:04AM	Is POST's New $500 Million Buyback a Signal of Confidence for FY26? (Zacks)
07:58AM	Mondelez Delivers a Solid Q3: Does the Guidance Cut Signal Trouble? (Zacks)
Nov-25-25 09:50AM	SJM Q2 Earnings Miss Despite Higher Sales, FY26 Guidance Tightened (Zacks)
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08:57AM	Central Garden & Pet Posts Narrower-Than-Expected Q4 Loss, Sales Rise (Zacks)
Nov-24-25 09:35AM	BJ's Wholesale Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, FY25 Outlook Raised (Zacks)
Nov-21-25 10:32AM	Post Holdings Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Up 11.8% Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-20-25 01:40PM	Is Colgate's Innovation Engine Enough to Revive Its Volumes? (Zacks)
09:34AM	Hershey's LesserEvil Buyout to Strengthen Better-for-You Snacks (Zacks)
Nov-19-25 11:10AM	Target Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Decline Amid Soft Traffic (Zacks)
10:40AM	Lowe's Q3 Earnings Top, Comps Rise on Pro Strength, FY25 Sales View Up (Zacks)
08:00AM	McCormick Raises Quarterly Dividend: A Look at Its Growth Strategy (Zacks)
03:53AM	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Molson Coors, Chefs' Warehouse, Ambev and PepsiCo (Zacks)
Nov-18-25 12:10PM	Beer Business Softness Deepens: Can Molson Coors Reignite Core Brands? (Zacks)
10:05AM	Energizer Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Organic Sales Decline Y/Y (Zacks)
08:53AM	BJ's Wholesale Kicks Off Black Friday Deals to Power Holiday Spending (Zacks)
08:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-17-25 11:12AM	Will Monster Beverage's Expansion Strategy & Energy Drinks Unit Aid? (Zacks)
09:41AM	Are Consumer Staples Stocks Lagging Ambev (ABEV) This Year? (Zacks)
Nov-14-25 08:49AM	Is Monster Beverage's Zero-Sugar Push Reshaping Energy Drink Trends? (Zacks)
08:05AM	Mondelez Battles Cocoa Inflation: Will Margin Pressure Ease in 2026? (Zacks)
07:08AM	Is Pilgrim's Pride's U.S. Fresh Segment Driving Margin Stability? (Zacks)
Nov-12-25 11:48AM	Beyond Meat Stock Falls 12% on Wider Q3 Loss & Weak Q4 Outlook (Zacks)
Nov-11-25 09:54AM	TreeHouse Foods Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-10-25 10:42AM	HAIN Stock Jumps 12% Despite Reporting Q1 Loss & Y/Y Sales Decline (Zacks)
Nov-07-25 10:46AM	Flowers Foods Q3 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Increase 3% Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-06-25 01:46PM	Do Options Traders Know Something About CHEF Stock We Don't? (Zacks)
08:12AM	Costco Sales Climb Again in October as Shoppers Keep Spending (Zacks)
Nov-05-25 09:19AM	Grocery Outlet Beats on Q3 Earnings, Trims Comparable Sales Outlook (Zacks)
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Oct-30-25 03:45PM	The Chefs' Warehouse Inc (CHEF) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:45PM	3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) (Zacks)
10:27AM	Sprouts Farmers Q3 Earnings Beat, Comparable Store Sales Moderate (Zacks)
Oct-29-25 07:19AM	Chefs' Warehouse: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance) +6.38%
07:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-28-25 09:42AM	Earnings To Watch: The Chefs' Warehouse Inc (CHEF) Reports Q3 2025 Result (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-15-25 08:00AM	The Chefs' Warehouse to Announce Third Quarter Results on October 29, 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-30-25 10:45AM	United Natural Foods (UNFI) Reports Q4 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Sep-26-25 08:24AM	Costco Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, Comparable Sales Rise 5.7% (Zacks)
Sep-25-25 02:50PM	Will Colgate's Strategic Efforts and Innovation Bolster Growth? (Zacks)
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08:21AM	United Natural to Come Up With Q4 Earnings: What You Should Know (Zacks)
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Sep-23-25 01:07PM	Will Sysco's Expansion Efforts and Market Leadership Fuel Growth? (Zacks)
11:59AM	Tyson Foods' Brand Strength & Efficiency to Strengthen Market Leadership (Zacks)
Sep-22-25 10:26AM	Philip Morris Raises Dividend: A Look at Its Growth Strategy (Zacks) -7.59%
Sep-19-25 09:48AM	Will Medifast's Strategic Endeavors Deliver Growth in 2025? (Zacks)
08:41AM	J.M. Smucker Sees Steady Lift From Uncrustables Brand Momentum (Zacks)
Sep-17-25 01:03PM	GIS Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Organic Sales Down 3% Y/Y (Zacks)
09:46AM	Can B&G Foods Achieve 20% Adjusted EBITDA Margin by Year-End? (Zacks)
Sep-16-25 11:12AM	Kimberly-Clark Leverages Innovation and Premiumization to Aid Growth (Zacks)
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Sep-15-25 11:39AM	Will Church & Dwight's Innovation & Global Expansion Fuel Growth? (Zacks)
11:31AM	HAIN Posts Loss in Q4 Amid Ongoing Portfolio Streamlining Efforts (Zacks)
Sep-12-25 12:43PM	Can Colgate's New Productivity Program Drive Long-Term Growth? (Zacks)
10:19AM	General Mills' Q1 Earnings: Essential Insights Ahead of the Report (Zacks)
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Sep-09-25 09:49AM	General Mills Pet Sales Up 12%: Is Blue Buffalo the Key Growth Driver? (Zacks)
09:42AM	Mama's Creations Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Rise 24% Y/Y (Zacks)
09:40AM	Are Consumer Staples Stocks Lagging Coca-Cola HBC (CCHGY) This Year? (Zacks)
Sep-08-25 10:34AM	Post Holdings Foodservice Volumes Rise 4.5%: Sign of More Upside Ahead (Zacks)
Sep-04-25 11:19AM	Hershey Targets $400M in Cost Savings: Where Does It Stand Now? (Zacks)
Sep-03-25 12:55PM	Campbell's Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Organic Sales Drop 3% Y/Y (Zacks)
09:42AM	Kraft Heinz to Split Into Two Companies: What Investors Should Know (Zacks)
Sep-02-25 11:43AM	Will Tyson Foods' Protein Leadership and Innovation Fuel Growth? (Zacks)
Sep-01-25 10:34AM	Post Holdings to Sell 8th Avenue Pasta Business to Richardson (Zacks)
Aug-29-25 08:03AM	Ollie's Bargain Q2 Earnings Beat, Comps Rise 5%, Guidance Raised (Zacks)
Aug-28-25 11:29AM	Hormel Foods Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales Grow 4.6% Y/Y (Zacks)
10:46AM	Dollar General's Q2 Earnings Beat & Guidance Hike Signal Strong FY25 (Zacks)

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. engages in the distribution of specialty food products. It focuses on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and operate menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolateries, cruise lines, casinos, and specialty food stores in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. The company was founded by Christopher Pappas and John D. Pappas in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, CT.

FounderMr. Christopher Pappas

FounderMr. John Pappas

CFO & Assistant SecretaryMr. James F. Leddy

Gen. CounselMr. Alexandros Aldous J.D.

Chief Human Resources OfficerMs. Christina Polychroni

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Polychroni Christina	Chief Human Resources Officer	May 19 '26	Sale	79.21	4,500	356,428	24,642	May 20 04:39 PM
Christina Polychroni	Officer	May 19 '26	Proposed Sale	79.10	4,500	355,950		May 19 11:36 AM
Pappas Christopher	President and CEO	May 05 '26	Sale	78.00	125,000	9,750,000	2,189,453	May 05 09:50 PM
Pappas Christopher	Officer	May 05 '26	Proposed Sale	78.83	125,000	9,853,750		May 05 04:21 PM
Pappas Christopher	President and CEO	Mar 03 '26	Option Exercise	20.23	95,908	1,940,219	2,494,430	Mar 03 08:14 PM
Pappas Christopher	President and CEO	Mar 03 '26	Sale	62.53	95,908	5,997,127	2,398,522	Mar 03 08:14 PM
Polychroni Christina	Chief Human Resources Officer	Feb 27 '26	Sale	71.33	3,084	219,982	33,864	Mar 03 08:10 PM
Polychroni Christina	Chief Human Resources Officer	Mar 02 '26	Sale	65.45	3,317	217,098	30,141	Mar 03 08:10 PM
Aldous Alexandros	General Counsel	Feb 27 '26	Sale	71.22	29,500	2,100,990	72,017	Mar 03 07:55 PM
Pappas Christopher	Officer	Mar 03 '26	Proposed Sale	71.39	95,908	6,846,872		Mar 03 04:21 PM
Christina Polychroni	Officer	Feb 27 '26	Proposed Sale	71.86	6,401	460,000		Feb 27 04:24 PM
Alexandros Aldous	Officer	Feb 27 '26	Proposed Sale	71.19	29,500	2,100,000		Feb 27 03:02 PM
McCauley Tim	Chief Accounting Officer	Feb 18 '26	Sale	70.00	7,500	525,000	44,662	Feb 26 09:46 PM
Leddy James	Chief Financial Officer	Nov 04 '25	Sale	62.11	22,000	1,366,420	125,892	Nov 05 06:40 PM
James Leddy	Officer	Nov 04 '25	Proposed Sale	62.10	22,000	1,366,200		Nov 04 04:59 PM
McCauley Tim	Chief Accounting Officer	Jul 14 '25	Sale	65.07	17,500	1,138,675	52,050	Jul 15 04:32 PM
McCauley Tim	Officer	Jul 14 '25	Proposed Sale	65.76	25,000	1,644,000		Jul 14 05:01 PM

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