Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Food Distributors
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 46.76 | 43.07 | 31.55 | 37.20 | 31.77 | 33.26 | 32.41 | 53.47 | 22.42 | 30.74 | 26.43 | 188.30 | 19.36 | 33.09 | 40.64 | 231.95 | — | 37.84 | 23.15 | 220.96 | 37.84 |
| — | +29.5% | -2.7% | -30.4% | +41.7% | +8.2% | +22.7% | -71.6% | +15.8% | -7.1% | -35.0% | -18.8% | — | -12.5% | +75.5% | +5.0% | — | -57.6% | -91.4% | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.94 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.62 |
| — | +70.8% | +33.8% | -0.1% | +16.7% | +27.3% | +50.1% | +55.8% | +54.7% | +87.8% | +1.8% | -7.9% | -11.1% | -42.9% | -26.7% | -24.4% | -36.0% | -21.8% | -10.9% | -39.2% | -24.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | 7.91 | 7.41 | 6.81 | 4.51 | 4.84 | 4.65 | 5.24 | 4.55 | 4.22 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 3.25 | 2.97 | 2.23 | 3.86 | 3.20 | 3.14 | 3.31 | 4.38 | 3.45 | 3.97 |
| — | +59.5% | +30.0% | -1.0% | +14.8% | +16.3% | +34.8% | +40.1% | +42.2% | +79.5% | +0.9% | +1.5% | -5.7% | -32.6% | -11.9% | -7.3% | -20.9% | -5.9% | +21.7% | +2.8% | +46.9% | |
| P/FCF | 23.32 | 35.35 | 22.46 | 22.44 | 11.12 | — | 161.67 | 16.55 | 8.77 | 40.61 | 33.86 | 26.29 | 17.47 | — | — | — | — | — | 1911.07 | — | — |
| — | — | -86.1% | +35.5% | +26.7% | — | +377.5% | -37.0% | -49.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.03 | 20.20 | 16.44 | 16.79 | 13.80 | 15.20 | 15.84 | 19.84 | 12.02 | 14.47 | 13.48 | 18.25 | 10.49 | 12.50 | 15.66 | 23.38 | 12.11 | 14.25 | 13.27 | 28.60 | 18.37 |
| — | +32.9% | +3.8% | -15.4% | +14.7% | +5.0% | +17.5% | +8.7% | +14.7% | +15.8% | -13.9% | -22.0% | -13.4% | -12.3% | +18.0% | -18.2% | -34.1% | -35.1% | -55.2% | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 34.54 | 28.51 | 22.29 | 27.15 | 23.03 | 22.92 | 23.36 | 35.85 | 16.52 | 21.95 | 19.73 | 36.51 | 14.58 | 19.81 | 24.57 | 47.54 | 16.29 | 20.30 | 19.46 | 74.46 | 28.71 |
| — | +24.4% | -4.6% | -24.3% | +39.4% | +4.4% | +18.4% | -1.8% | +13.3% | +10.8% | -19.7% | -23.2% | -10.5% | -2.4% | +26.2% | -36.2% | -43.2% | -50.5% | -77.2% | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 24.2% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 24.3% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.6% | 23.8% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 23.8% | 24.1% | 22.9% | 22.5% |
| — | +3.5% | +2.0% | +2.2% | -0.3% | +0.3% | +2.5% | -0.7% | +0.9% | +2.4% | +1.5% | +1.6% | +1.6% | -1.2% | -1.8% | +2.8% | +5.1% | +5.0% | +6.2% | +9.1% | +9.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 2.8% |
| — | +18.9% | +29.1% | +30.8% | -0.2% | +11.4% | +9.5% | +25.9% | +10.9% | +18.1% | +23.5% | +14.9% | +7.8% | -13.1% | -39.8% | +35.2% | +32.6% | +54.7% | +333.3% | +117.0% | +116.6% | |
| Net Margin | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| — | +39.1% | +40.8% | +51.5% | -18.0% | +23.9% | +26.2% | +390.1% | +37.5% | +82.3% | +45.3% | +13.4% | +1035.9% | -33.6% | -57.1% | -28.0% | -90.2% | +75.3% | +905.4% | +104.2% | +111.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 12.7% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| — | +31.4% | +39.0% | +50.2% | -21.9% | +12.8% | +13.2% | +345.5% | +30.7% | +75.3% | +43.4% | +23.3% | +1106.1% | -21.8% | -48.8% | -11.7% | -87.8% | +112.2% | +1298.6% | +107.4% | +123.9% | |
| ROA | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| — | +43.9% | +48.3% | +55.3% | -16.5% | +24.0% | +23.7% | +386.5% | +38.5% | +82.6% | +48.8% | +28.3% | +1053.2% | -36.1% | -59.4% | -30.3% | -89.7% | +104.7% | +1264.0% | +106.9% | +121.7% | |
| ROIC | 7.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| — | +29.1% | +36.0% | +24.8% | -4.8% | +15.3% | +16.1% | +36.1% | +26.1% | +28.4% | +32.9% | +28.5% | -9.0% | -25.1% | -41.7% | +37.7% | +54.9% | +86.5% | +436.1% | +126.0% | +130.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.95 | 1.38 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.95 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 1.93 | 1.98 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.50 | 2.17 | 2.60 | 2.08 | 1.73 | 1.52 | 2.04 | 1.55 |
| — | -16.7% | -12.4% | -4.5% | +14.3% | -14.5% | -15.7% | -18.5% | -16.4% | -22.8% | -9.0% | -20.5% | -2.2% | +44.9% | +43.1% | +27.6% | +34.5% | -10.4% | -5.9% | +3.4% | +0.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.09 | 13.02 | 11.90 | 18.26 | 16.31 | 16.25 | 15.68 | 22.20 | 14.35 | 19.22 | 18.43 | 28.88 | 17.46 | 26.89 | 23.12 | 43.61 | 20.89 | 21.16 | 14.00 | 44.26 | 21.91 |
| — | -19.9% | -24.1% | -17.8% | +13.6% | -15.5% | -14.9% | -23.1% | -17.8% | -28.5% | -20.3% | -33.8% | -16.4% | +27.1% | +65.2% | -1.5% | -4.7% | -37.0% | -65.1% | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 2.05 | 2.21 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.05 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.29 | 2.54 | 2.50 | 2.07 | 2.26 | 2.39 |
| — | +3.3% | +6.9% | +6.1% | +0.4% | +16.0% | +8.4% | +6.5% | +7.7% | -10.4% | -13.4% | -16.0% | -25.4% | -17.5% | +3.4% | +1.4% | +6.5% | +0.6% | -17.2% | -26.5% | -30.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.39 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.28 | 1.47 | 1.65 |
| — | +13.5% | +11.9% | +4.2% | -4.9% | +12.2% | +8.8% | +8.8% | +12.1% | -9.1% | -14.9% | -15.7% | -30.9% | -30.9% | -1.4% | -5.9% | +1.4% | -3.9% | -28.7% | -37.7% | -39.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.49 | 5.72 | 6.23 | 3.19 | 4.30 | 3.70 | 3.75 | 2.22 | 3.87 | 2.71 | 2.90 | 1.21 | 3.16 | 2.25 | 2.11 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 2.06 | 6.19 | 1.44 | 3.75 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CHEF stock.
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s current P/E is 46.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 35.9x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s current operating margin is 3.7%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.