Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) Debt Ratio stood at 0.36 in Q2 2026, down 3.8% from 0.37 a year earlier and down 5.2% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chefs' Warehouse's Debt Ratio came in at 0.37, down 2.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Debt Ratio has declined for three straight years.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.38 in FY2024 (-9.7%), 0.42 in FY2023 (-4.6%), 0.44 in FY2022 (+18.7%) and 0.37 in FY2021 (-10.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 24.8% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 12.7% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025) and 0.38 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 0.17 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 0.48 |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 0.34 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 0.14 |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 0.27 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.21 |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 0.38 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.18 |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 0.36 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 0.37 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 0.39 |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();