Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $371.9 million in Q2 2026, up 8.63% year-over-year from $342.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 0.79% quarter-over-quarter from $374.9 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has reported Inventory Average for 16 consecutive years, with $371.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average rose 8.63% year-over-year to $371.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $371.9 million, a 8.63% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $350.9 million, up 16.85% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average was $371.9 million for Q2 2026 at Chefs' Warehouse, down from $374.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Inventory Average peaked at $385.6 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $148.5 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $291.7 million and a median of $300.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Across the five-year window, Inventory Average surged 75.28% in 2023 and climbed 2.72% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Inventory Average stood at $218.2 million in 2022, then soared by 36.76% to $298.4 million in 2023, then rose by 9.31% to $326.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 18.21% to $385.6 million in 2025, then declined by 3.53% to $371.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $371.9 million (Q2 2026), $374.9 million (Q1 2026), and $385.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 39.01 Bn | 37.22 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 21.36 Bn | 21.31 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 3 | Performance Food | 14.87 Bn | 14.77 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 4.20 Bn |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.27 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 371.94 Mn |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 2.71 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 6 | Karat Packaging | 934.01 Mn | 879.87 Mn | 77.16 Mn | 84.55 Mn |
| 7 | G Willi Food International | 366.43 Mn | 320.09 Mn | 18.94 Mn | 30.14 Mn |
| 8 | HF Foods | 92.43 Mn | 92.43 Mn | 55.05 Mn | 111.05 Mn |
| 9 | Amcon Distributing | 58.64 Mn | 58.00 Mn | 49.80 Mn | 152.15 Mn |
| 10 | Epsium Enterprise | 18.44 Mn | 12.65 Mn | - | 4.97 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 371.94 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 374.88 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 385.56 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 376.65 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 342.38 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 316.43 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 326.15 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 323.32 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 291.07 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 278.16 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 298.38 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 302.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 283.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 260.24 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 218.18 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 186.13 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 167.02 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 148.47 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 138.65 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 127.87 Mn |