Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) posted quarterly Inventory Average of $371.9 million for 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.
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.
- In Q2 2026, Inventory Average rose 8.63% year-over-year to $371.9 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $371.9 million (up 8.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $350.9 million, up 16.85% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average retreated to $371.9 million in Q2 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $374.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $385.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $148.5 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $291.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $300.2 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Inventory Average soared 75.28% — and 2024, when it grew 2.72%.
- Chefs' Warehouse's Inventory Average stood at $218.2 million in 2022, then surged by 36.76% to $298.4 million in 2023, then advanced by 9.31% to $326.2 million in 2024, then increased by 18.21% to $385.6 million in 2025, then retreated by 3.53% to $371.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Inventory Average at $371.9 million in Q2 2026, $374.9 million in Q1 2026, and $385.6 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 39.92 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 3.81 Bn | - |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 23.75 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 3 | Performance Food | 16.22 Bn | 16.13 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 4.20 Bn |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.25 Bn | 4.11 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 371.94 Mn |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 2.86 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.28 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 223.73 Mn | 1.18 Bn |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 938.94 Mn | 903.84 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 107.95 Mn |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 399.11 Mn | 360.19 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 31.14 Mn |
| 9 | HF Foods | 96.98 Mn | 96.98 Mn | 55.05 Mn | 111.05 Mn |
| 10 | Amcon Distributing | 62.36 Mn | 61.72 Mn | 49.80 Mn | 152.15 Mn |
Historic Data
Download 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 |