Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's EBT Margin came in at 4.21% for Q2 2026, up 1.36 percentage points from 2.85% a year earlier and up 2.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 26, 2026, Chefs' Warehouse reported EBT Margin of 3.04%, up 0.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.50%, up 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +13.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBT Margin was 2.10% in FY2024 (+0.48 pp), 1.62% in FY2023 (+0.01 pp), 1.60% in FY2022 (+1.99 pp) and -0.39% in FY2021 (+10.73 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2016.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.63 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 21.11 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 2.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's EBT Margin at 2.15% (Q1 2026), 2.90% (Q4 2025) and 2.78% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.26% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 4.17% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 3.25% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.43% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.43% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 6.11% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.03% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 9.91% |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 4.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 4.21% |
| 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% |
Chefs' Warehouse EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();