Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Payables came in at $246.12 million for Q2 2026, down 11.8% from $278.9 million a year earlier but up 5.6% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Chefs' Warehouse's Payables was $275.62 million, up 3.3% from FY2024.
- Payables has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 36.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Payables was $266.78 million in FY2024 (+33.0%), $200.55 million in FY2023 (+22.7%), $163.4 million in FY2022 (+38.1%) and $118.28 million in FY2021 (+105.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payables is $108.97 million (Q3 2021) to $278.9 million (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Payables increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 105.7%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 11.8%).
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Payables at $233.03 million (Q1 2026), $275.62 million (Q4 2025) and $227.88 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 78.75 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 22.36 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 6.64 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 10.78 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 4.35 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 853.66 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 2.96 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 1.76 Bn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 246.12 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 246.12 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Payables 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=payables&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();