Chefs' Warehouse CHEF
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%