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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $30.6 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 17.9% year-over-year to $30.6 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $81.1 million, down 36.09%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $87.8 million, 15.22% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $30.6 million in Q1 2026 for Chefs' Warehouse, down from $65.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $65.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$22.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $12.0 million, with a median of $4.5 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow tumbled 761.21% in 2023 and then skyrocketed 1037.74% in 2024.
  • Chefs' Warehouse's Free Cash Flow stood at -$22.8 million in 2022, then skyrocketed 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 crashed by 53.54% to $30.6 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $30.6 million, $65.8 million, and -$19.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.