Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Inventory Average of $374.9 million for Q1 2026, up 18.47% year-over-year from $316.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.77% quarter-over-quarter from $385.6 million in Q4 2025.
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 16 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $374.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Inventory Average for Q1 2026 came in at $374.9 million, up 18.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $374.9 million (up 18.47% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $350.9 million, up 16.85% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average declined to $374.9 million in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $385.6 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 $287.0 million and a median of $298.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Inventory Average soared 75.28% in 2023, then grew 2.72% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $218.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 36.76% to $298.4 million in 2023, then gained by 9.31% to $326.2 million in 2024, then grew by 18.21% to $385.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 2.77% to $374.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Inventory Average at $374.9 million in Q1 2026, $385.6 million in Q4 2025, and $376.6 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (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 | 1.69 Bn |
| 3 | Performance Food | 15.69 Bn | 15.65 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 3.31 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 257.37 Mn | 374.88 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 | 1.38 Bn |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 800.45 Mn | 798.35 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 107.95 Mn |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 481.37 Mn | 403.39 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 31.14 Mn |
| 9 | CVGW | 466.33 Mn | 420.35 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | HF Foods | 100.80 Mn | 101.81 Mn | 50.53 Mn | 106.91 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 107.38 Mn |