Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Change in Inventory of -$21.6 million for Q1 2026, down 2888.37% year-over-year from $774000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 613.93% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.0 million in Q4 2025.

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$21.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at -$21.6 million, down 2888.37% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $44.8 million (down 2.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $67.1 million, up 108.4% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory fell to -$21.6 million in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from -$3.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $50.6 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$27.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $9.2 million and a median of $10.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Change in Inventory jumped 357.19% in 2023, then slumped 2888.37% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $9.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 393.15% to -$27.6 million in 2023, then increased by 29.03% to -$19.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 84.56% to -$3.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 613.93% to -$21.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's Change in Inventory at -$21.6 million in Q1 2026, -$3.0 million in Q4 2025, and $18.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 45.00 Mn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn -34.00 Mn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn -218.70 Mn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn -21.58 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 15.00 Mn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn 34.99 Mn
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn 15.10 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 4.38 Mn
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn 554,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 -21.58 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 -21.58 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 -3.02 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 -3.02 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 18.73 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 18.73 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 50.64 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 50.64 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 774,000.00
Mar 28, 2025 774,000.00
Dec 27, 2024 -19.58 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 -19.58 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 26.36 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 26.36 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 38.58 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 38.58 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -13.15 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -13.15 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 -27.59 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 -27.59 Mn