Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Cost of Revenue was $875.73 million in Q2 2026, up 12.2% from $780.57 million a year earlier and up 9.2% from the prior quarter.
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Chefs' Warehouse's Cost of Revenue was $3.32 billion through Jun 26, 2026, up 10.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.15 billion, up 9.2% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 29.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $2.88 billion in FY2024 (+10.0%), $2.62 billion in FY2023 (+31.3%), $1.99 billion in FY2022 (+47.2%) and $1.36 billion in FY2021 (+57.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue has increased for 21 straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Cost of Revenue ran from 4.8% in Q3 2024 to 94.1% in Q4 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, CHEF's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $801.64 million (Q1 2026), $866 million (Q4 2025) and $774.13 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 138.80 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 61.52 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 17.99 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 26.76 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 7.61 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 8.61 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.75 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 875.73 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 875.73 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 801.64 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 866.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 774.13 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 780.57 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 724.75 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 782.61 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 706.70 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 725.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 665.05 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 721.85 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 674.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 673.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 549.94 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 604.01 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 504.07 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 492.10 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 394.59 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 432.56 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 374.35 Mn |
Chefs' Warehouse Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();