Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.19% in Q2 2026, up 1.33 percentage points from 9.86% a year earlier and up 1.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chefs' Warehouse reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.87%, up 0.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +21.59 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.45% in FY2024 (+1.19 pp), 8.26% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp), 8.51% in FY2022 (+7.20 pp) and 1.31% in FY2021 (+13.03 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 16.79 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 2.36 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.83% (Q1 2026), 9.68% (Q4 2025) and 9.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 405.79 Bn | 335.09 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.16% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.26 Bn | 31.51 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 17.51% |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.13 Bn | 21.29 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.23 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.90 Bn | 20.89 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.48 Bn | 18.10 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.32 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.56 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.37% |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.59 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 11.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 11.19% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 9.83% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 9.85% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 9.86% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 9.36% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 9.22% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 9.12% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 8.78% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 7.91% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 7.79% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 7.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.45% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 7.81% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 6.81% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 4.19% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 1.26% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | -6.36% |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();