Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's Tax Rate was 31.39% in Q2 2026, up 3.39 percentage points from 28.00% a year earlier and up 7.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Chefs' Warehouse's Tax Rate was 31.12% through Jun 26, 2026, up 3.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 30.11%, down 0.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -2.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 30.24% in FY2024 (-7.40 pp), 37.64% in FY2023 (+3.89 pp), 33.75% in FY2022 (+6.41 pp) and 27.35% in FY2021 (-5.58 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 17.58% (Q1 2025) and 78.61% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 364.44 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 39.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CHEF's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 23.62% (Q1 2026), 34.60% (Q4 2025) and 32.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.51% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 25.39% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 23.47% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 23.57% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 24.23% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.12% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 25.04% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 25.47% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 19.84% |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 31.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 31.39% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 23.62% |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 34.60% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 32.58% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 28.00% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 17.58% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 30.56% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 30.00% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 30.00% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 30.01% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 38.63% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 48.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.99% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 78.61% |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 27.00% |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 26.99% |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 27.07% |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 27.31% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 44.69% |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();