Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Chefs' Warehouse's (CHEF) Times Interest Earned was 6.23 for Q2 2026, up 66.0% from 3.75 a year earlier and up 95.5% from the prior quarter.
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Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 26, 2026, Chefs' Warehouse's Times Interest Earned came in at 4.30, up 36.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.49, up 32.5% from FY2024.
- Times Interest Earned has increased for four consecutive years.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 2.63 in FY2024 (+18.7%), 2.22 in FY2023 (+13.5%), 1.96 in FY2022 (+218.1%) and 0.61 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q4 2012.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned has now increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with growth averaging 39.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 485.6%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 67.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.19 (Q1 2026), 4.30 (Q4 2025) and 3.70 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Chefs' Warehouse | 4.57 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 292.89 Mn | 6.23 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 6.23 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 3.19 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | 4.30 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 3.70 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 3.75 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 2.22 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 3.87 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 2.71 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 2.90 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 1.21 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 3.16 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 2.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.19 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1.23 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | 2.06 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 6.19 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | 1.44 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | 3.75 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 2.49 |
API Access
Chefs' Warehouse Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=CHEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();