Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Invested Capital was $1.37 billion in Q2 2026, up 8.4% from $1.27 billion a year earlier and up 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Invested Capital at Chefs' Warehouse came in at $1.35 billion, up 8.7% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has now increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Invested Capital was $1.24 billion in FY2024 (+6.1%), $1.17 billion in FY2023 (+9.9%), $1.07 billion in FY2022 (+42.4%) and $749.51 million in FY2021 (+0.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Invested Capital has increased for 19 straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 48.3%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 5.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, CHEF's Invested Capital in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.36 billion (Q1 2026), $1.35 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.31 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 154.92 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 39.18 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 16.18 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 22.84 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.86 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 6.36 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 9.68 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.79 Bn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 1.37 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 1.37 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 1.27 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 884.16 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 771.51 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 752.96 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 749.51 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 739.67 Mn |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "ticker": "CHEF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();