Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 4.21% in Q2 2026, up 377.0% year-over-year from 0.88% in Q2 2025, and up 45.8% quarter-over-quarter from 2.89% in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has reported FCF Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 4.21% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 377.0% year-over-year to 4.21% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 2.86%, a 13.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.12%, down 61.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 4.21% for Q2 2026 at Chefs' Warehouse, up from 2.89% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 6.25% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 2.88% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.26% and a median of 0.92% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 491 bps in 2023 and plunged 320 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 2.88% in 2022, then soared by 170 bps to 2.03% in 2023, then jumped by 208 bps to 6.25% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 5.76% in 2025, then dropped by 27 bps to 4.21% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 4.21% (Q2 2026), 2.89% (Q1 2026), and 5.76% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 39.01 Bn | 37.22 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.23% |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 21.36 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 3.37% |
| 3 | Performance Food | 14.87 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.24% |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.27 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 4.21% |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 2.71 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.70% |
| 6 | Karat Packaging | 934.01 Mn | 879.87 Mn | 77.16 Mn | 24.28% |
| 7 | G Willi Food International | 366.43 Mn | 320.09 Mn | 18.94 Mn | 0.13% |
| 8 | HF Foods | 92.43 Mn | 92.43 Mn | 55.05 Mn | -1.93% |
| 9 | Amcon Distributing | 58.64 Mn | 58.00 Mn | 49.80 Mn | -2.43% |
| 10 | Epsium Enterprise | 18.44 Mn | 12.65 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 4.21% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 2.89% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 5.76% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | -1.93% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 0.44% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 3.92% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 6.25% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.27% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 1.39% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.58% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 2.03% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -0.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.52% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | -2.88% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 0.57% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | -0.77% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | -2.60% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | -2.21% |