Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Inventory of $364.0 million for Q1 2026, up 14.89% year-over-year from $316.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.62% quarter-over-quarter from $385.7 million in Q4 2025.

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of Inventory data on file, last reported at $364.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $364.0 million, up 14.89% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $364.0 million (up 14.89% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $385.7 million, up 22.06% from the prior year.
  • Inventory fell to $364.0 million in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $385.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Inventory peaked at $385.7 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $152.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $293.4 million and a median of $310.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Inventory jumped 80.26% in 2023, then decreased 1.09% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory shows it stood at $245.7 million in 2022, then increased by 15.81% to $284.5 million in 2023, then rose by 11.07% to $316.0 million in 2024, then gained by 22.06% to $385.7 million in 2025, then slipped by 5.62% to $364.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's Inventory at $364.0 million in Q1 2026, $385.7 million in Q4 2025, and $385.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn -
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 1.68 Bn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 4.07 Bn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 364.04 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.99 Bn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn 1.40 Bn
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn 116.60 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 29.49 Mn
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn 107.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 364.04 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 385.72 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 385.39 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 367.91 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 316.85 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 316.01 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 336.29 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 310.36 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 271.79 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 284.53 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 312.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 291.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 274.79 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 245.69 Mn
Sep 23, 2022 190.67 Mn
Jun 24, 2022 181.59 Mn
Mar 25, 2022 152.44 Mn
Dec 24, 2021 144.49 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 132.80 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 122.94 Mn