Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Cash from Operations of 38258000.0 for Q1 2026, down 22.81% year-over-year from 49566000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 48.21% quarter-over-quarter from 73867000.0 in Q4 2025.

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

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of Cash from Operations data on file, last reported at 38258000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 38258000.0, down 22.81% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 117911000.0 (down 31.34% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 129219000.0, down 15.58% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations fell to 38258000.0 in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from 73867000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at 73867000.0 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 8717000.0 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 23841823.53 and a median of 14503000.0 in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Cash from Operations sank 233.93% in 2022, then surged 1466.65% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it stood at 8613000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 582.92% to 41594000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 75.52% to 73004000.0 in 2024, then climbed by 1.18% to 73867000.0 in 2025, then plunged by 48.21% to 38258000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's Cash from Operations at 38258000.0 in Q1 2026, 73867000.0 in Q4 2025, and 8717000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 852.00 Mn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 294.00 Mn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 615.90 Mn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 38.26 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 98.00 Mn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn -393.68 Mn
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn -18.00 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 22.98 Mn
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn 15.29 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 38.26 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 38.26 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 73.87 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 73.87 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -8.72 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -8.72 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 14.50 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 14.50 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 49.57 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 49.57 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 73.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 73.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 19.83 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 19.83 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 29.33 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 29.33 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 30.90 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 30.90 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 41.59 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 41.59 Mn