Chefs' Warehouse CHEF
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$109.41 +0.55 (+0.51%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $234.2 million in 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.

Analysis

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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 9.56% year-over-year to $234.2 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $891.6 million, a 9.24% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $849.8 million, up 8.27% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $234.2 million for Q2 2026 at Chefs' Warehouse, up from $224.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $234.2 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $110.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $184.2 million and a median of $191.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 43.82% in 2023 and climbed 6.54% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $153.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 23.84% to $190.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.86% to $206.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.87% to $225.2 million in 2025, then gained by 4.01% to $234.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $234.2 million (Q2 2026), $224.1 million (Q1 2026), and $225.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Sysco 38.34 Bn 36.56 Bn 4.13 Bn 3.15 Bn
2 US Foods Holding 22.50 Bn 22.45 Bn 1.92 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Performance Food 15.40 Bn 15.31 Bn 2.17 Bn 1.85 Bn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 4.66 Bn 4.53 Bn 292.89 Mn 234.18 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 2.67 Bn 2.63 Bn 1.05 Bn 954.00 Mn
6 Karat Packaging 964.06 Mn 917.72 Mn 77.16 Mn 39.56 Mn
7 G Willi Food International 359.40 Mn 313.05 Mn 18.94 Mn 2.94 Mn
8 HF Foods 95.40 Mn 96.45 Mn 55.05 Mn 52.23 Mn
9 Amcon Distributing 66.02 Mn 65.38 Mn 49.80 Mn 43.56 Mn
10 Marwynn Holdings 25.85 Mn 25.70 Mn 481,872.00 228,099.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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