Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 6.23 for Q2 2026, up 66.0% from 3.75 a year earlier and up 95.5% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 26, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Chefs' Warehouse was 4.30, up 36.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.49, up 32.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Coverage Ratio has increased for four consecutive years.
- In prior years, Chefs' Warehouse's Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.63 in FY2024 (+18.7%), 2.22 in FY2023 (+13.5%), 1.96 in FY2022 (+218.1%) and 0.61 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q4 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with growth averaging 39.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 485.6%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 67.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior quarters was 3.19 (Q1 2026), 4.30 (Q4 2025) and 3.70 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 6.23 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 6.23 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 3.19 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 4.30 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 3.70 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 3.75 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 2.22 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 3.87 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 2.71 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.90 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.21 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 3.16 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.19 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1.23 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 2.06 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 6.19 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1.44 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 3.75 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 2.49 |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "CHEF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();