CHEF vs PFGC vs TPB Stock Comparison

Chefs' Warehouse, Performance Food and Turning Point Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHEF Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
$108.99 -1.2% 1M +86.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.45B
P/E
46.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
3 wins
PFGC Performance Food Group Co
$96.21 +5.1% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.02B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.84B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Turning Point Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Turning Point Brands 5, Performance Food 3, Chefs' Warehouse 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHEFPFGCTPBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.45B $15.02B $1.35B PFGC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.1x 41.7x 30.1x TPB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.1x 16.5x 57.6x PFGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +7.2% +24.5% TPB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 0.5% 8.8% TPB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 6.6% 9.1% TPB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.9x — CHEF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.47% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +86.9% -3.7% -24.1% CHEF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.2%/yr +16.0%/yr +12.4%/yr CHEF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 29.2% 56.5% PFGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 41/100 53/100 TPB

Percentile Scorecard

CHEFPFGCTPB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHEFPFGCTPB
Valuation 18 #33 of 40 56 #18 of 40 32 #26 of 38
Growth 89 #5 of 38 60 #16 of 38 50 #18 of 35
Profitability 49 #19 of 36 43 #21 of 36 89 #5 of 36
Financial Health 59 #17 of 40 44 #23 of 40 79 #9 of 39
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 4 #27 of 28 17 #11 of 13
Overall 47 41 53
  • CHEF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • PFGC ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • TPB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHEFPFGCTPBSPY
1 month -1.2%+5.1%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months +8.8%-16.7%-16.4% +3.9%
6 months +69.7%+9.5%-12.9% +8.2%
Year to date +74.9%+7.0%-37.8% +12.9%
1 year +86.9%-3.7%-24.1% +12.3%
3 years +507.2%+74.9%+239.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +82.5%+20.5%+50.4% +23.3%
5 years +220.2%+109.9%+79.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.2%+16.0%+12.4% +10.9%
10 years +831.5%+304.2%+446.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.0%+15.0%+18.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHEFPFGCTPBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%29.2%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%29.1%66.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.400.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.32-0.13-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-32.3%-61.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-17.6%-52.8% -1.2%
52-week high $116.42$116.71$142.98 $779.14
52-week low $57.27$81.03$55.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHEFPFGCTPB
P/E now vs peer median 46.1xmedian 22.1x 41.7xmedian 22.1x 30.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x 2.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 9.7x 11.6xmedian 9.7x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 17.5x 14.6xmedian 17.5x 68.9xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 1.19 -12.02median 1.19 0.57median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHEFPFGCTPB
Revenue $4.39B $67.84B $507.23M
Gross profit $1.07B $8.09B $300.08M
Operating income $173.92M $887.50M $75.01M
Net income $91.97M $359.30M $59.64M
Free cash flow $125.77M $1.03B $19.63M
EPS (diluted) $2.00 $2.29 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $135.47M $92.40M $270.20M
Total debt $724.68M $5.01B $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 46.05M 157.00M 20.16M
Enterprise value $4.00B $14.80B $483.50M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHEFPFGCTPB
P/E 46.1x 41.7x 30.1x
P/FCF 35.3x 14.6x 68.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x 10.6x 42.0x
P/S 1.0x 0.2x 2.7x
P/B 6.9x 3.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 4.5x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 11.6x –
EV/EBIT 28.9x 22.5x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF 40.0x 19.4x 70.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x 14.1x 42.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 -12.02 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHEFPFGCTPB
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 7.2% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 5.8% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% 9.1% 31.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 9.0% 16.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 8.7% -15.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 5.0% 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.2% 5.6% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.3% -3.3% 69.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.2% 5.2% -7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 63.8% -3.5% 52.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 16.8% -46.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 125.4% 19.3% -14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 46.2% -62.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.8% 22.3% -24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHEFPFGCTPB
Gross margin 24.5% 11.9% 59.2%
EBITDA margin 5.8% 2.5% –
Operating margin 4.0% 1.3% 14.8%
Pretax margin 3.0% 0.7% 13.6%
Net margin 2.1% 0.5% 8.8%
FCF margin 2.9% 1.5% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.7% 2.1% 6.4%
Return on equity 14.6% 7.5% 14.2%
Return on assets 4.6% 1.9% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 6.6% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 6.6% 10.3%
Asset turnover 2.2x 3.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 3.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHEFPFGCTPB
Debt / assets 35.8% 26.6% 34.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 4.9x 15.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.0% 74.0% 46.9%
Equity / assets 32.0% 26.0% 53.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x 2.1x 2.7x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.5x 5.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 4.86 4.72 3.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHEFPFGCTPB
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.3% -11.8%
Shareholder yield 0.3% -0.3% -11.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHEFPFGCTPB
Forward P/E 44.1xFY2026 16.5xFY2027 57.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.47FY2026 $5.82FY2027 $1.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +27.9%FY2027 -62.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +19.8% +59.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.40BFY2026 $75.58BFY2027 $597.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +11.4%FY2027 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +5.8% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHEFPFGCTPB
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 286 529 231
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -0.9% +8.1%
Institutions buying 171 303 138
Institutions selling 89 152 66
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.99 2.09

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHEFPFGCTPB
CHEF 1.00 0.39 0.22
PFGC 0.39 1.00 0.24
TPB 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHEF, PFGC and TPB?

Performance Food (PFGC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) $4.45B, Performance Food (PFGC) $15.02B, Turning Point Brands (TPB) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHEF, PFGC and TPB?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 46.1x, Performance Food (PFGC) 41.7x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Performance Food (PFGC) is cheapest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 44.1x, Performance Food (PFGC) 16.5x, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 57.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +11.2%, Performance Food (PFGC) +7.2%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Turning Point Brands (TPB) has the highest net margin (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 2.1%, Performance Food (PFGC) 0.5%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Turning Point Brands (TPB) leads (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 8.8%, Performance Food (PFGC) 6.6%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) returned the most: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +86.9%, Performance Food (PFGC) -3.7%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) -24.1%. Over five years, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) compounded fastest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +26.2%/yr, Performance Food (PFGC) +16.0%/yr, Turning Point Brands (TPB) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Turning Point Brands (TPB) 0.47%. Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) and Performance Food (PFGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Performance Food (PFGC) has been the steadiest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 37.4%, Performance Food (PFGC) 29.2%, Turning Point Brands (TPB) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHEF, PFGC and TPB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Turning Point Brands (TPB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.