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

Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $16.2 million in Q2 2026, down 68.07% year-over-year from $50.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 174.91% quarter-over-quarter from -$21.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has reported Change in Inventory for 17 consecutive years, with $16.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory fell 68.07% year-over-year to $16.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $10.3 million, a 82.32% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $67.1 million, up 108.4% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $16.2 million for Q2 2026 at Chefs' Warehouse, up from -$21.6 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 $9.6 million and a median of $12.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory soared 357.19% in 2023 and tumbled 2888.37% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $9.4 million in 2022, then plunged by 393.15% to -$27.6 million in 2023, then grew by 29.03% to -$19.6 million in 2024, then soared by 84.56% to -$3.0 million in 2025, then surged by 634.77% to $16.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $16.2 million (Q2 2026), -$21.6 million (Q1 2026), and -$3.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Sysco 38.34 Bn 36.56 Bn 4.13 Bn 60.00 Mn
2 US Foods Holding 22.50 Bn 22.45 Bn 1.92 Bn 26.00 Mn
3 Performance Food 15.40 Bn 15.31 Bn 2.17 Bn 293.20 Mn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 4.66 Bn 4.53 Bn 292.89 Mn 16.17 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 2.67 Bn 2.63 Bn 1.05 Bn 15.00 Mn
6 Karat Packaging 964.06 Mn 917.72 Mn 77.16 Mn 9.41 Mn
7 G Willi Food International 359.40 Mn 313.05 Mn 18.94 Mn -75,000.00
8 HF Foods 95.40 Mn 96.45 Mn 55.05 Mn 7.74 Mn
9 Amcon Distributing 66.02 Mn 65.38 Mn 49.80 Mn 2.96 Mn
10 Marwynn Holdings 25.85 Mn 25.70 Mn 481,872.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 26, 2026 16.17 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 -21.58 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 -3.02 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 18.73 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 50.64 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 774,000.00
Dec 27, 2024 -19.58 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 26.36 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 38.58 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 -13.15 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 -27.59 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 20.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 15.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 20.08 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 9.41 Mn
Sep 23, 2022 9.95 Mn
Jun 24, 2022 26.18 Mn
Mar 25, 2022 4.39 Mn
Dec 24, 2021 11.65 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 9.80 Mn