The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

CHEF

$115.02

+0.71%

N/A+$0.81

Consumer Defensive

Food Distribution

NASDAQ

Active Trading

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF), operating through its various subsidiaries, focuses on supplying high-end and gourmet food products across both the United ...

Key Metrics of CHEF

Snapshot

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Market Cap

$4.66B

ROCE

11.6%

EV / EBITDA

13.33x

+1.7% YoY

FCF Yield

2.7%

-0.9% YoY

Cash Conversion Cycle

49.9d

Current Ratio

2.15

Quick take

TTM —

Positive CCC

Key Metrics

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Valuation trend

Valuation trend table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Market CapTotal market value of all shares outstanding.	$1.22B	$1.23B	$1.11B	$1.85B	$2.46B	$4.66B
Enterprise ValueCompany value including debt and cash adjustments.	$1.65B	$1.92B	$1.98B	$2.65B	$3.52B	$5.47B
EV / SalesHow many dollars investors pay per dollar of sales.	0.95x	0.73x	0.58x	0.70x	0.85x	1.25x
EV / EBITDAValuation multiple versus operating earnings before non-cash charges.	34.99x	15.24x	12.67x	13.70x	15.75x	13.33x
Net Debt / EBITDALeverage ratio using net debt divided by EBITDA.	9.06	5.42	5.60	4.15	4.73	1.98

Returns + ROCE gauge

ROCE latest

11.6%

Prev year 9.8%

Returns + ROCE gauge table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
ROEProfit generated from shareholders' equity.	-1.4%	6.9%	7.6%	10.3%	12.0%	15.1%
ROAProfit generated from total assets.	-0.5%	1.8%	2.0%	3.0%	3.6%	4.5%
ROICReturn generated on invested operating capital.	0.9%	4.7%	4.8%	6.3%	6.6%	7.7%
ROCEOperating return on long-term capital used.	1.2%	7.0%	7.6%	8.9%	9.8%	11.6%
Earnings YieldEarnings as a percentage of market value.	-0.4%	2.2%	3.1%	3.0%	2.9%	2.1%

Cash flow quality

Cash flow quality table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
FCFFCash flow available to all capital providers.	$-45.92M	$6.33M	$32.57M	$137.51M	$116.84M	$153.60M
FCFECash flow available to equity holders after debt flows.	$-66.01M	$255.93M	$28.66M	$93.50M	$39.23M	$68.47M
FCF YieldFree cash flow divided by market capitalization.	-4.8%	-1.8%	0.4%	5.6%	3.6%	2.7%
Income QualityHow well accounting earnings are backed by cash flow.	4.04	0.83	1.78	2.76	1.79	1.76
Capex / OCFShare of operating cash flow spent on capital expenditures.	-195.0%	198.2%	93.2%	32.3%	32.1%	22.3%

Operating efficiency

Operating efficiency table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
DSOAverage days to collect cash from customers.	40.5d	36.3d	35.5d	35.2d	36.9d	35.2d
DIOAverage days inventory stays before being sold.	38.9d	45.0d	39.6d	40.0d	44.8d	41.8d
DPOAverage days the company takes to pay suppliers.	31.9d	29.9d	27.9d	33.8d	32.0d	27.1d
Operating CycleTime from buying inventory to collecting receivables.	79.4d	81.3d	75.2d	75.3d	81.7d	77.0d
Cash Conversion CycleNet days cash is tied in operations.	47.6d	51.4d	47.2d	41.5d	49.7d	49.9d

Snapshot

Latest / TTM: —

Market Cap

$4.66B

ROE

15.1%

FCF Yield

2.7%

Current Ratio

2.15

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