Growth Metrics

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Income (2016 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has disclosed Operating Income for 17 consecutive years, with $33.1 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 45.74% year-over-year to $33.1 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $155.5 million, up 15.24%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $145.1 million, 13.18% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Income hit $33.1 million in Q1 2026 for Chefs' Warehouse, down from $43.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $46.5 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $6.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Income over 5 years is $29.0 million, with a median of $29.8 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Income skyrocketed 493.13% in 2022 and then fell 8.3% in 2023.
  • Chefs' Warehouse's Operating Income stood at $29.8 million in 2022, then grew by 28.19% to $38.2 million in 2023, then rose by 21.75% to $46.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.97% to $43.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 23.33% to $33.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods came in at $33.1 million, $43.2 million, and $38.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.