Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 5.02% in Q2 2026, up 113.0% year-over-year from 2.36% in Q2 2025, and up 60.35% quarter-over-quarter from 3.13% in Q1 2026.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has reported EBITDA Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 5.02% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 113.0% year-over-year to 5.02% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 3.96%, a 38.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.5%, up 12.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 5.02% for Q2 2026 at Chefs' Warehouse, up from 3.13% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 5.02% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 1.22% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.3% and a median of 3.49% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin jumped 841 bps in 2022 and slumped 139 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 3.76% in 2022, then gained by 7 bps to 4.01% in 2023, then advanced by 12 bps to 4.49% in 2024, then fell by 16 bps to 3.78% in 2025, then soared by 33 bps to 5.02% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 5.02% (Q2 2026), 3.13% (Q1 2026), and 3.78% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 39.01 Bn | 37.22 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 21.36 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 3 | Performance Food | 14.87 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.80% |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.27 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 5.02% |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 2.71 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.85% |
| 6 | Karat Packaging | 934.01 Mn | 879.87 Mn | 77.16 Mn | 27.59% |
| 7 | G Willi Food International | 366.43 Mn | 320.09 Mn | 18.94 Mn | 15.60% |
| 8 | HF Foods | 92.43 Mn | 92.43 Mn | 55.05 Mn | 0.87% |
| 9 | Amcon Distributing | 58.64 Mn | 58.00 Mn | 49.80 Mn | 0.75% |
| 10 | Epsium Enterprise | 18.44 Mn | 12.65 Mn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 5.02% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 3.13% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 3.78% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 3.81% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 3.89% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 2.39% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 4.49% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 3.42% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 3.55% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.83% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.65% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 3.76% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 3.34% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 4.26% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1.22% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 2.84% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 2.16% |