Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Operating Leases came in at $197.66 million for Q2 2026, down 0.5% from $198.7 million a year earlier and down 2.5% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Chefs' Warehouse's Operating Leases was $201.54 million, up 7.7% from FY2024.
- Operating Leases has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Leases was $187.08 million in FY2024 (+1.7%), $184.03 million in FY2023 (+21.6%), $151.41 million in FY2022 (+18.9%) and $127.3 million in FY2021 (+16.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Leases is $109.83 million (Q3 2021) to $202.75 million (Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Operating Leases increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Leases over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 37.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 2.1%).
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Operating Leases at $202.75 million (Q1 2026), $201.54 million (Q4 2025) and $196.79 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 197.66 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 202.75 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 201.54 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 196.79 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 198.70 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 188.65 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 187.08 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 174.99 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 173.04 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 178.63 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 184.03 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 171.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 175.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 171.97 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 151.41 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 131.91 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 134.71 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 143.83 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 127.30 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 109.83 Mn |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Operating Leases 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-leases&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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-leases&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();