The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Ridgefield, United States | NasdaqGS
65.82 USD
+2.84
(4.509%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 65.80 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:14 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:20 a.m. EDT
Despite a 'strong buy' analyst consensus, CHEF faces immediate overhangs: negative earnings growth (-9.6%) and low margins (-1.2%) combined with a lack of dividends and a short ratio of 9.04%. The unbalanced options flow is overweighted on downside protection (puts) versus upside exposure (calls), and the 15% short interest suggests the 'average' investor has missed the boat while professionals are positioning for a drop. With a PE ratio of ~26 forward compared to a high of 73 seen recently, the stock has made a significant recovery, but the technicals and flow suggest the 'floor' is a defensive attractor rather than an aggressive thrust. Hold the bottom, but don't chase the recent bounce. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.044533 |
| AutoETS | 0.044685 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.044777 |
| MSTL | 0.045235 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 71% |
| H-stat | 1.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.494 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.29 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 161.325 |
| Revenue per Share | 107.17 |
| Market Cap | 2,683,983,360 |
| Trailing P/E | 39.18 |
| Forward P/E | 26.53 |
| Beta | 1.34 |
| Profit Margins | 1.74% |
| Website | https://www.chefswarehouse.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:20 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility (IV) data for May and July 2026 shows high pricing (61% IV for near-term calls), suggesting speculators anticipate significant range-bound activity or a spike in uncertainty. Open Interest (OI) is heavily skewed towards downside protection in the medium term (July 2026 puts show massive OI at 50 and 174 contracts below current price), establishing a 'put wall' at the 50-55 strike range. In contrast, call interest is thin and mixed, with 'New Flow' only appearing at 70.00 calls. The price action history shows the stock recently rallied to 65.82 after hitting lows around 57.59, indicating a short-term bounce off the put support. However, the overwhelming volume in out-of-the-money puts suggests strong speculator hedging or bearish positioning against further decline.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.25371432 |
| Address1 | 100 East Ridge Road |
| All Time High | 73.94 |
| All Time Low | 3.55 |
| Ask | 82.48 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 431,560 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 443,493 |
| Average Volume | 443,493 |
| Average Volume10Days | 431,560 |
| Beta | 1.34 |
| Bid | 46.9 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 14.855 |
| City | Ridgefield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 65.82 |
| Current Ratio | 2.049 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 65.93 |
| Day Low | 63.43 |
| Debt To Equity | 161.325 |
| Display Name | The Chefs' Warehouse |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.096 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.094 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,465,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,465,800 |
| Ebitda | 227,784,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.05489 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.508 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.851 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,532,416,512 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.14734 |
| Eps Forward | 2.48101 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.68 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 64.2234 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.5966034 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.024860151 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 25.371433 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 73.94 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.120003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10981881 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 51.53 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 14.290001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.27731422 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 51.53 - 73.94 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,311,859,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 36,515,749 |
| Forward Eps | 2.48101 |
| Forward P E | 26.529518 |
| Free Cashflow | 68,840,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,156 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.24198 |
| Gross Profits | 1,004,089,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.109610006 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.99338996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 40,777,629 |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Food Distribution |
| Industry Key | food-distribution |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,766,707,200 |
| Long Business Summary | The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. It offers specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate, and pastry products and center-of-the-plate products that includes custom cut beef, seafood, and hormone-free poultry, as well as produce and broadline food products comprising cooking oils, butter, eggs, milk, and flour. The company serves menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos, and specialty food stores. It markets its center-of-the-plate products directly to consumers through a mail and e-commerce platform. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut. |
| Long Name | The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,683,983,360 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4370094 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,707,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 72,361,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,243,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,684,799,093 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 63.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 129,219,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04715 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.08 |
| Phone | 203 894 1345 |
| Post Market Change | -0.019996643 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.0303808 |
| Post Market Price | 65.8 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,057 |
| Previous Close | 62.98 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 30.651875 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.4308314 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6468151 |
| Profit Margins | 0.017439999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.142 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.375 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.84 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.50937 |
| Regular Market Day High | 65.93 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 63.43 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 63.43 - 65.93 |
| Regular Market Open | 63.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 62.98 |
| Regular Market Price | 65.82 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 583,649 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05009 |
| Return On Equity | 0.12673001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.105 |
| Revenue Per Share | 107.17 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 40,777,629 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1149 |
| Shares Short | 4,686,966 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,833,610 |
| Short Name | The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1513 |
| Short Ratio | 9.04 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | CHEF |
| Target High Price | 85.0 |
| Target Low Price | 66.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 77.125 |
| Target Median Price | 76.5 |
| Total Cash | 120,982,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.973 |
| Total Debt | 974,904,000 |
| Total Revenue | 4,149,537,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.68 |
| Trailing P E | 39.178574 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 62.5906 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.2294006 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.051595617 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 583,649 |
| Website | https://www.chefswarehouse.com |
| Zip | 6,877 |