Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Interest Expenses was $9.41 million in Q2 2026, down 12.2% from $10.72 million a year earlier and down 9.5% from the prior quarter.
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Chefs' Warehouse's Interest Expenses was $40.4 million through Jun 26, 2026, down 9.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $41.56 million, down 14.6% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $48.68 million in FY2024 (+7.0%), $45.47 million in FY2023 (+3.7%), $43.85 million in FY2022 (+149.3%) and $17.59 million in FY2021 (-16.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 474.7%); the worst was Q4 2023 (a decline of 50.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, CHEF's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $10.4 million (Q1 2026), $10.06 million (Q4 2025) and $10.54 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 137.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 3.00 Mn |
| 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 | 22.06 Mn |
| 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 | 77.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 17.10 Mn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 9.41 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 9.41 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 10.40 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 10.06 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 10.54 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 10.72 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 10.25 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 12.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 11.74 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 11.69 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 13.24 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 12.08 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 11.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.01 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 24.28 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 10.74 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 4.47 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 4.37 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 4.23 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 4.19 Mn |
Chefs' Warehouse Interest Expenses 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-expenses&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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-expenses&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();