Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.77% for Q2 2026, up 0.66 percentage points from 8.11% a year earlier and up 0.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chefs' Warehouse posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.81%, up 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +17.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 7.40% in FY2024 (+1.78 pp), 5.62% in FY2023 (-0.63 pp), 6.25% in FY2022 (+5.20 pp) and 1.05% in FY2021 (+10.41 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2013.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 13.37 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 2.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.01% (Q1 2026), 7.62% (Q4 2025) and 8.19% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 16.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 21.94% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 14.70% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 5.65% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.65% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 18.51% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.93% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 9.89% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.62% |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.75 Bn | 4.30 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 8.77% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 8.77% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 8.01% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 7.62% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 8.19% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 8.11% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 7.76% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 7.28% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 6.70% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 6.05% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 5.59% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 5.45% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 4.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.66% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 5.82% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 6.33% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 5.55% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 3.56% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 1.05% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | -5.06% |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();