Chefs' Warehouse CHEF
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$108.84 +1.49 (+1.39%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 4.21% for 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.

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.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Margin rose 377.0% year-over-year to 4.21%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 2.86% (down 13.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.12%, down 61.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin grew to 4.21% in Q2 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from 2.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 6.25% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 2.88% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 1.26% across 5 years, with a median of 0.92% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin jumped 491 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 320 bps.
  • Chefs' Warehouse's FCF Margin stood at 2.88% in 2022, then surged by 170 bps to 2.03% in 2023, then soared by 208 bps to 6.25% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 5.76% in 2025, then fell by 27 bps to 4.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's FCF Margin at 4.21% in Q2 2026, 2.89% in Q1 2026, and 5.76% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Sysco 39.92 Bn 38.02 Bn 3.81 Bn 3.37%
2 US Foods Holding 23.75 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.92 Bn 3.37%
3 Performance Food 16.22 Bn 16.13 Bn 2.17 Bn 1.24%
4 Chefs' Warehouse 4.25 Bn 4.11 Bn 292.89 Mn 4.21%
5 United Natural Foods 2.86 Bn 2.81 Bn 1.05 Bn 0.70%
6 Andersons 2.28 Bn 2.22 Bn 223.73 Mn 13.31%
7 Mission Produce 938.94 Mn 903.84 Mn 20.50 Mn -9.97%
8 G Willi Food International 399.11 Mn 360.19 Mn 14.95 Mn 55.44%
9 HF Foods 96.98 Mn 96.98 Mn 55.05 Mn -1.93%
10 Amcon Distributing 62.36 Mn 61.72 Mn 49.80 Mn -2.43%

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%