Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Payables (2010 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Payables of $233.0 million for Q1 2026, down 6.62% year-over-year from $249.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 15.45% quarter-over-quarter from $275.6 million in Q4 2025.

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 17 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $233.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Payables for Q1 2026 came in at $233.0 million, down 6.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $233.0 million (down 6.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $275.6 million, up 3.32% from the prior year.
  • Payables slipped to $233.0 million in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $275.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payables peaked at $278.9 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $121.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $206.9 million and a median of $209.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Payables.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Payables soared 74.84% in 2022, then decreased 6.62% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $163.4 million in 2022, then increased by 22.74% to $200.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 33.02% to $266.8 million in 2024, then rose by 3.32% to $275.6 million in 2025, then declined by 15.45% to $233.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's Payables at $233.0 million in Q1 2026, $275.6 million in Q4 2025, and $227.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 6.39 Bn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 2.90 Bn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 3.57 Bn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 233.03 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 3.43 Bn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn 1.35 Bn
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn 46.50 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 7.30 Mn
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn 5.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 233.03 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 275.62 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 227.88 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 278.90 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 249.55 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 266.78 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 232.15 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 220.39 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 183.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 200.55 Mn
Sep 29, 2023 209.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 198.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 169.91 Mn
Dec 30, 2022 163.40 Mn
Sep 23, 2022 142.96 Mn
Jun 24, 2022 144.55 Mn
Mar 25, 2022 121.44 Mn
Dec 24, 2021 118.28 Mn
Sep 24, 2021 108.97 Mn
Jun 25, 2021 107.92 Mn