Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) reported Share-based Compensation of $5.3 million for Q1 2026, up 11.06% year-over-year from $4.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 20.94% quarter-over-quarter from $6.7 million in Q4 2025.

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) has 16 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $5.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $5.3 million, up 11.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $21.8 million (up 18.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $21.2 million, up 19.48% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation eased to $5.3 million in Q1 2026 per CHEF's latest filing, from $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $6.7 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $2.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $4.6 million and a median of $4.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation soared 78.53% in 2023, then fell 21.28% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $4.5 million in 2022, then fell by 7.39% to $4.2 million in 2023, then increased by 9.89% to $4.6 million in 2024, then surged by 45.42% to $6.7 million in 2025, then dropped by 20.94% to $5.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CHEF's Share-based Compensation at $5.3 million in Q1 2026, $6.7 million in Q4 2025, and $4.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Sysco 37.73 Bn 35.83 Bn 3.81 Bn 31.00 Mn
2 US Foods Holding 19.91 Bn 19.86 Bn 1.65 Bn 22.00 Mn
3 Performance Food 15.69 Bn 15.65 Bn 1.94 Bn 12.90 Mn
4 Chefs' Warehouse 3.31 Bn 3.19 Bn 257.37 Mn 5.29 Mn
5 United Natural Foods 3.08 Bn 3.04 Bn 1.05 Bn 18.00 Mn
6 Andersons 2.53 Bn 2.50 Bn 160.58 Mn -
7 Mission Produce 800.45 Mn 798.35 Mn 20.50 Mn 1.40 Mn
8 G Willi Food International 481.37 Mn 403.39 Mn 14.95 Mn 200,000.00
9 CVGW 466.33 Mn 420.35 Mn - -
10 HF Foods 100.80 Mn 101.81 Mn 50.53 Mn 305,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 27, 2026 5.29 Mn
Mar 27, 2026 5.29 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 6.69 Mn
Dec 26, 2025 6.69 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 4.92 Mn
Sep 26, 2025 4.92 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 4.87 Mn
Jun 27, 2025 4.87 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 4.76 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 4.76 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 4.60 Mn
Dec 27, 2024 4.60 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 4.42 Mn
Sep 27, 2024 4.42 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 4.56 Mn
Jun 28, 2024 4.56 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 4.20 Mn
Mar 29, 2024 4.20 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 4.19 Mn
Dec 29, 2023 4.19 Mn