Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Debt to Equity of $1.23 for Q1 2026, down 4.78% year-over-year from $1.29 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $1.24 in Q4 2025.
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $1.23 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $1.23, down 4.78% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.23 (down 4.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.24, down 5.78% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity held at $1.23 in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $1.24 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $1.7 in Q2 2023 and troughed at $1.06 in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.41 and a median of $1.31 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Debt to Equity jumped 60.14% in 2023, then decreased 19.78% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.66 in 2022, then declined by 4.79% to $1.58 in 2023, then decreased by 16.75% to $1.31 in 2024, then decreased by 5.78% to $1.24 in 2025, then fell by 0.46% to $1.23 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Debt to Equity at $1.23 in Q1 2026, $1.24 in Q4 2025, and $1.27 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 37.73 Bn | 35.83 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 6.10 |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 19.91 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 1.19 |
| 3 | Performance Food | 15.69 Bn | 15.65 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.08 |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 3.31 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 257.37 Mn | 1.23 |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 3.08 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.00 |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.53 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 160.58 Mn | 1.01 |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 800.45 Mn | 798.35 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 0.21 |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 481.37 Mn | 403.39 Mn | 14.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | CVGW | 466.33 Mn | 420.35 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | HF Foods | 100.80 Mn | 101.81 Mn | 50.53 Mn | 0.49 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 1.23 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 1.24 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 1.27 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 1.27 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.29 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 1.31 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.52 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 1.55 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.61 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.58 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 1.61 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.70 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.64 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1.66 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 1.30 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 1.06 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1.12 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 1.14 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 1.18 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 1.21 |