Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Capital Expenditures of $9.23 million for Q2 2026, down 7.5% from $9.98 million a year earlier but up 19.9% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 26, 2026, Chefs' Warehouse's Capital Expenditures came in at $36.03 million, down 6.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $41.43 million, down 16.3% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 42.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $49.51 million in FY2024 (-13.8%), $57.43 million in FY2023 (+25.3%), $45.85 million in FY2022 (+18.2%) and $38.8 million in FY2021 (+451.5%).
- Five-year quarterly Capital Expenditures spans a low of $7.7 million in Q1 2026 and a high of $22.3 million in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 21.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 722.4%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 62.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $7.7 million (Q1 2026), $8.09 million (Q4 2025) and $11.02 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.50 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 406.85 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 194.40 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 246.30 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 76.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 233.10 Mn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 9.23 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 9.23 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 7.70 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 8.09 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 11.02 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 9.98 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 12.34 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 8.38 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 8.01 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 16.06 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 17.07 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 22.30 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 11.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.70 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 14.18 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 8.18 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 9.28 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 14.21 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 20.93 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 8.30 Mn |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CHEF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();