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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |