Chefs Warehouse Inc (CHEF) financials
Chefs Warehouse revenue and earnings by year
Chefs Warehouse's revenue was $4.15 billion in the fiscal year to December 26, 2025, up 9.4% from the year before. Net income was $72.4 million, 1.7% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 30, 2016, revenue has grown 14.9% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.15 | 3.79 | 3.43 | 2.61 | 1.75 | 1.11 | 1.59 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.19 |
| Revenue growth | 9.4% | 10.5% | 31.4% | 49.7% | 57.0% | -30.2% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 9.1% | — |
| Gross profit | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.62 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.30 |
| Gross margin | 24.2% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 22.4% | 22.3% | 24.3% | 24.2% | 25.3% | 25.3% |
| Operating income | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.01 | -0.10 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.6% | -9.2% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| Net income | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.00 | -0.08 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | -0.3% | -7.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.68 | $1.32 | $0.88 | $0.73 | -$0.13 | -$2.43 | $0.81 | $0.70 | $0.54 | $0.10 |
| Free cash flow | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.00 | -0.02 | -0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open CHEF in Markets.
How Chefs Warehouse makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to September 25, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Center Of The Plate Product | $447M | 39.4% |
| Dry Goods Product | $182M | 16.0% |
| Produce | $152M | 13.4% |
| Pastry Product | $145M | 12.8% |
| Cheese & Charcuterie Product | $78.6M | 6.9% |
| Dairy & Eggs Product | $67.8M | 6.0% |
| Oils & Vinegar Product | $36.7M | 3.2% |
| Kitchen Supplies Product | $26.4M | 2.3% |
See also: CHEF valuation and P/E history · CHEF returns
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