CHEF vs SYY vs MWYN Stock Comparison

Chefs' Warehouse, Sysco and Marwynn Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHEF Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
$107.39 -3.9% 1M +83.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.51B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
4 wins
SYY Sysco Corp
$82.19 +4.6% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$39.38B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$84.55B
Div. yield
2.65%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
5 wins
MWYN Marwynn Holdings, Inc.
$1.41 +31.8% 1M +43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29M
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sysco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sysco 5, Chefs' Warehouse 4, Marwynn Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHEFSYYMWYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.38B $39.38B $28.47M SYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.7x 22.4x -21.8x SYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 15.4x — SYY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.5% +3.9% +603.3% MWYN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 2.1% -24.7% CHEF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 14.7% — SYY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.8x -0.4x MWYN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.65% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +83.2% +8.3% +43.9% CHEF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.2%/yr +1.3%/yr — CHEF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 28.2% 123.0% SYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 38/100 47/100 CHEF

Percentile Scorecard

CHEFSYYMWYN

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

AxisCHEFSYYMWYN
Valuation 21 #32 of 40 23 #31 of 40 0 #40 of 40
Growth 97 #2 of 38 27 #28 of 38 100 #1 of 38
Profitability 57 #16 of 36 66 #13 of 36 0 #36 of 36
Financial Health 62 #16 of 40 21 #32 of 40 87 #6 of 40
Shareholder Returns 15 #24 of 28 56 #13 of 28 –
Overall 50 38 47
  • CHEF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • SYY ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • MWYN ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHEFSYYMWYNSPY
1 month -3.9%+4.6%+31.8% +0.9%
3 months +1.7%-3.7%+116.9% +5.9%
6 months +41.9%+11.1%+156.4% +8.5%
Year to date +72.3%+11.5%+67.9% +13.3%
1 year +83.2%+8.3%+43.9% +12.4%
3 years +498.3%+27.4%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +81.6%+8.4%— +23.5%
5 years +208.0%+6.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +25.2%+1.3%— +11.0%
10 years +842.0%+71.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.1%+5.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHEFSYYMWYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%28.2%123.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%30.6%133.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.13-0.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.220.290.36 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-30.1%-95.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-9.8%-47.8% -0.9%
52-week high $116.42$91.16$2.70 $779.14
52-week low $57.27$69.30$0.49 $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.

MultipleCHEFSYYMWYN
P/E now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 21.7x 22.4xmedian 21.7x -21.8xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x 5.4xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 9.3x 12.4xmedian 9.3x -43.0xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 17.1x 20.3xmedian 17.1x -14.4xmedian 17.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.9x 14.8xmedian 2.9x 11.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.02 13.13median 1.02 —median 1.02

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 monthsCHEFSYYMWYN
Revenue $4.51B $84.55B $5.29M
Gross profit $1.11B $15.64B $844.44K
Operating income $186.47M $3.09B -$730.77K
Net income $102.44M $1.76B -$1.31M
Free cash flow $181.51M $1.94B -$1.98M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $3.65 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $164.73M $1.79B $3.54K
Total debt $728.87M $13.52B $736.48K
Shares (diluted) 46.16M 480.61M 20.19M
Enterprise value $3.84B $33.62B $26.66M

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
MetricCHEFSYYMWYN
P/E 40.7x 22.4x -21.8x
P/FCF 24.1x 20.3x -14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 14.9x -14.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.5x 5.4x
P/B 6.4x 14.8x 11.4x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 23.0x 11.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 12.4x -43.0x
EV/EBIT 26.5x 16.5x -39.4x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 5.4x
EV/FCF 27.2x 26.4x -14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 19.4x -14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 13.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHEFSYYMWYN
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.5% 3.9% 603.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% 4.5% 126.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 3.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.7% 0.2% 88.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 0.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 37.3% -3.9% 80.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.1% -0.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 36.2% -2.1% 83.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 72.5% 1.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.5% 5.1% 64.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 165.9% -2.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 109.5% 20.8% 64.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.4% -2.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHEFSYYMWYN
Gross margin 24.7% 18.5% 16.0%
EBITDA margin 6.0% 4.9% -12.7%
Operating margin 4.1% 3.7% -13.8%
Pretax margin 3.3% 2.7% -12.4%
Net margin 2.3% 2.1% -24.7%
FCF margin 4.0% 2.3% -37.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 3.1% -37.4%
Return on equity 15.3% 70.8% -51.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.2% -42.8%
Return on invested capital 9.3% 14.7% –
Return on capital employed 11.8% 17.5% -29.8%
Asset turnover 2.2x 3.0x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.1% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHEFSYYMWYN
Debt / assets 35.0% 47.6% 9.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x 5.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 7.0x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 67.0% 90.6% 19.5%
Equity / assets 33.0% 9.4% 80.5%
Interest coverage 4.8x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.3x 4.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.85 5.06 26.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHEFSYYMWYN
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 53.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.4% –

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.

ConsensusCHEFSYYMWYN
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 15.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.47FY2026 $5.35FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +4.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.40BFY2026 $93.07BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +10.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +5.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHEFSYYMWYN
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.3% –
Institutions holding 286 1,638 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +3.2% –
Institutions buying 171 796 –
Institutions selling 89 596 –
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.34 –

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.

CHEFSYYMWYN
CHEF 1.00 0.25 0.06
SYY 0.25 1.00 -0.01
MWYN 0.06 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHEF, SYY and MWYN?

Sysco (SYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) $4.38B, Sysco (SYY) $39.38B, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) $28.47M.

Which stock is cheaper, CHEF, SYY and MWYN?

Sysco (SYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 40.7x, Sysco (SYY) 22.4x, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) -21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sysco (SYY) is cheapest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 43.5x, Sysco (SYY) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +11.5%, Sysco (SYY) +3.9%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) +603.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has the highest net margin (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 2.3%, Sysco (SYY) 2.1%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) -24.7%). On return on invested capital, Sysco (SYY) leads (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 9.3%, Sysco (SYY) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) returned the most: Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +83.2%, Sysco (SYY) +8.3%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) +43.9%. Over five years, Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) compounded fastest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) +25.2%/yr, Sysco (SYY) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sysco (SYY) 2.65%. Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) and Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sysco (SYY) has been the steadiest (Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) 37.4%, Sysco (SYY) 28.2%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) 123.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHEF, SYY and MWYN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sysco (SYY) 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.