Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $234.2 million for Q2 2026, up 9.56% year-over-year from $213.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.48% quarter-over-quarter from $224.1 million in Q1 2026.
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $234.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.56% year-over-year to $234.2 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $891.6 million (up 9.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $849.8 million, up 8.27% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $234.2 million in Q2 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $224.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $234.2 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $110.1 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $184.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $191.6 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 43.82% — and 2025, when it grew 6.54%.
- Chefs' Warehouse's Operating Expenses stood at $153.4 million in 2022, then grew by 23.84% to $190.0 million in 2023, then grew by 8.86% to $206.8 million in 2024, then grew by 8.87% to $225.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 4.01% to $234.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Operating Expenses at $234.2 million in Q2 2026, $224.1 million in Q1 2026, and $225.2 million in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sysco | 39.92 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 3.19 Bn |
| 2 | US Foods Holding | 23.75 Bn | 23.70 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Performance Food | 16.22 Bn | 16.13 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.85 Bn |
| 4 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.25 Bn | 4.11 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 234.18 Mn |
| 5 | United Natural Foods | 2.86 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 954.00 Mn |
| 6 | Andersons | 2.28 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 223.73 Mn | - |
| 7 | Mission Produce | 938.94 Mn | 903.84 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 21.10 Mn |
| 8 | G Willi Food International | 399.11 Mn | 360.19 Mn | 14.95 Mn | 2.64 Mn |
| 9 | HF Foods | 96.98 Mn | 96.98 Mn | 55.05 Mn | 52.23 Mn |
| 10 | Amcon Distributing | 62.36 Mn | 61.72 Mn | 49.80 Mn | 43.56 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 234.18 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 224.15 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 225.15 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 208.13 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 213.75 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 202.76 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 206.80 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 192.89 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 194.83 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 190.32 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 189.97 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 179.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 179.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 156.14 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 153.39 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 130.26 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 124.49 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 110.09 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 109.22 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 99.43 Mn |