Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Shares Outstanding came in at 38.93 million for Q2 2026, up 0.1% from 38.88 million a year earlier and up 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chefs' Warehouse's Shares Outstanding was 38.72 million, up 2.1% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last 14 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 37.91 million in FY2024 (+0.7%), 37.63 million in FY2023 (+1.5%), 37.09 million in FY2022 (+1.0%) and 36.74 million in FY2021 (+9.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has increased for 58 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ranged from 0.1% (Q2 2026) to 9.0% (Q4 2021).
- Business Quant data shows CHEF's Shares Outstanding at 38.8 million (Q1 2026), 38.72 million (Q4 2025) and 38.58 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.95 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 443.92 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 479.12 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 606.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 220.61 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 36.97 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 190.60 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 219.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 523.73 Mn |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 38.93 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 38.93 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 38.80 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 38.72 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 38.58 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 38.88 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 38.70 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 37.91 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 37.86 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 37.92 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 37.82 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 37.63 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 37.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.51 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 37.09 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 37.12 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 37.10 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 36.94 Mn |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 36.74 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 36.88 Mn |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();