Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Operating Income came in at $58.63 million for Q2 2026, up 45.8% from $40.22 million a year earlier and up 76.9% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 26, 2026, Chefs' Warehouse reported Operating Income of $173.92 million, up 23.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $145.11 million, up 13.2% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has increased in each of the last four years.
- Going back by year, Operating Income was $128.21 million in FY2024 (+27.0%), $100.94 million in FY2023 (+17.7%), $85.74 million in FY2022 (+693.1%) and $10.81 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Operating Income increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 26.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Income over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 493.1%), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a decline of 8.3%).
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Operating Income at $33.13 million (Q1 2026), $43.22 million (Q4 2025) and $38.94 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 9.38 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 983.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 971.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 769.16 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 485.08 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 690.10 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 467.12 Mn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 58.63 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 58.63 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 33.13 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 43.22 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 38.94 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 40.22 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 22.74 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 46.46 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 31.88 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 33.87 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 38.16 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 25.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.90 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 29.77 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 22.08 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 27.63 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 6.26 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 15.84 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 10.44 Mn |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();