Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported EBT Margin of 2.15% for Q1 2026, up 83.0% year-over-year from 1.17% in Q1 2025, and down 26.01% quarter-over-quarter from 2.9% in Q4 2025.
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 2.15% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 2.15%, up 83.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.67% (up 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.5%, up 40.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin fell to 2.15% in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from 2.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 3.57% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.26% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.92% and a median of 2.15% in 2026 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin surged 925 bps in 2022, then plunged 206 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 0.69% in 2022, then surged by 296 bps to 2.74% in 2023, then gained by 22 bps to 3.33% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 2.9% in 2025, then dropped by 26 bps to 2.15% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's EBT Margin at 2.15% in Q1 2026, 2.9% in Q4 2025, and 2.78% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 37.73 Bn | 35.83 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 2.17% |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 19.91 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 1.48% |
| 3 | Performance Food | 15.69 Bn | 15.65 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.34% |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 3.31 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 257.37 Mn | 2.15% |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 3.08 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.54% |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.53 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 160.58 Mn | 1.29% |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 800.45 Mn | 798.35 Mn | 20.50 Mn | -2.99% |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 481.37 Mn | 403.39 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 17.21% |
| 9 | CVGW | 466.33 Mn | 420.35 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | HF Foods | 100.80 Mn | 101.81 Mn | 50.53 Mn | 0.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 2.15% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 2.90% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 2.78% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 2.85% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.31% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 3.33% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 2.16% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.32% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.32% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 2.74% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.26% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.69% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 1.71% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 3.57% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 0.37% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 2.08% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 1.29% |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 0.06% |