Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$7.7 million for Q1 2026, up 37.63% year-over-year from -$5.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 42.63% quarter-over-quarter from -$13.4 million in Q4 2025.

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$7.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$7.7 million, up 37.63% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$42.1 million (up 5.96% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$46.8 million, up 6.15% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$7.7 million in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from -$13.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$7.7 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$138.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$30.3 million and a median of -$16.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1357.39% in 2022, then surged 82.96% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$138.4 million in 2022, then surged by 82.96% to -$23.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 64.48% to -$8.4 million in 2024, then plunged by 60.23% to -$13.4 million in 2025, then soared by 42.63% to -$7.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's Cash from Investing Activities at -$7.7 million in Q1 2026, -$13.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$11.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn -189.00 Mn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn -97.00 Mn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn -405.30 Mn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn -7.70 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn -47.00 Mn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn -49.46 Mn
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn -11.30 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn -
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn -11.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 -7.70 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 -7.70 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 -13.42 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 -13.42 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -11.02 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -11.02 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 -9.98 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 -9.98 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 -12.34 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 -12.34 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -8.38 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -8.38 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -8.01 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 -8.01 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -16.06 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 -16.06 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -17.38 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -17.38 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 -23.58 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 -23.58 Mn