Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.63% in Q2 2026, up 1.98 percentage points from 12.65% a year earlier and up 1.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Chefs' Warehouse came in at 12.67%, up 1.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +37.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.18% in FY2024 (+3.10 pp), 8.08% in FY2023 (+0.70 pp), 7.38% in FY2022 (+8.80 pp) and -1.42% in FY2021 (+22.95 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2013.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.00 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 29.87 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 5.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CHEF's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 13.10% (Q1 2026), 12.25% (Q4 2025) and 13.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 21.93% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.95% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 70.76% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 13.55% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 18.79% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 19.21% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 46.52% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 16.91% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 39.33% |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 14.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 14.63% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 13.10% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 12.25% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 13.15% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 12.65% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 11.83% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 10.90% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 10.09% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 8.97% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 7.78% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.88% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 7.06% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 9.23% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 8.30% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 4.08% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | -1.43% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | -15.00% |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();