Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported EBITDA Margin of 6.80% for Q2 2026, up 1.07 percentage points from 5.73% a year earlier and up 1.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 26, 2026, Chefs' Warehouse's EBITDA Margin came in at 5.83%, up 0.45 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.38%, up 0.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of +11.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at 5.09% in FY2024 (+0.53 pp), 4.56% in FY2023 (-0.23 pp), 4.79% in FY2022 (+2.04 pp) and 2.75% in FY2021 (+8.69 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2013.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.52 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 18.20 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 1.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.06% (Q1 2026), 5.61% (Q4 2025) and 5.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.08% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 4.84% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 5.58% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.93% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 17.79% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.33% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 13.17% |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 6.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 6.80% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 5.06% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 5.61% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 5.75% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 4.32% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 6.17% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 5.19% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 5.19% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 3.59% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 5.54% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 4.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.41% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 5.02% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 4.85% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 5.78% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 3.13% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 4.52% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 4.06% |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse EBITDA Margin 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();