Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Free Cash Flow of $30.6 million for Q1 2026, down 17.9% year-over-year from $37.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 53.54% quarter-over-quarter from $65.8 million in Q4 2025.

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $30.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $30.6 million, down 17.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $81.1 million (down 36.09% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $87.8 million, down 15.22% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $30.6 million in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $65.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $65.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$22.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $12.0 million and a median of $4.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow slumped 761.21% in 2023, then surged 1037.74% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$22.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 184.65% to $19.3 million in 2023, then soared by 234.92% to $64.6 million in 2024, then increased by 1.78% to $65.8 million in 2025, then sank by 53.54% to $30.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's Free Cash Flow at $30.6 million in Q1 2026, $65.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$19.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 691.00 Mn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 196.00 Mn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 542.30 Mn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 30.56 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 93.00 Mn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn -445.39 Mn
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn -29.00 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 23.48 Mn
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn -45,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 30.56 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 30.56 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 65.78 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 65.78 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -19.73 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 -19.73 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 4.52 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 4.52 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 37.22 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 37.22 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 64.63 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 64.63 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 11.82 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 11.82 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 13.27 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 13.27 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 13.83 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 13.83 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 19.30 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 19.30 Mn