The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)Consumer Defensive | Food Distribution | Ridgefield, United States | NasdaqGS
115.00 USD
+3.74
(3.357%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 115.00 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:29 a.m. EDT
The Chefs' Warehouse presents a classic high-growth, high-valuation dilemma. While the company is delivering impressive earnings expansion—up 55.5% year-over-year—and revenue is growing at a healthy 12.9%, the stock trades at a premium trailing P/E of 52.7x, leaving little margin of safety. The balance sheet carries significant weight with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 146%, which complicates the long-term investment thesis despite the strong cash flow generation. For the short term, momentum is clearly intact; the stock is trading near its 52-week high, supported by a robust uptrend and bullish analyst consensus, making it a compelling momentum play. However, the lack of a dividend and the stretched valuation mean investors are paying for future perfection rather than current value. Options activity confirms this sentiment, with heavy call buying targeting the $120 strike in the near term, though long-dated puts suggest some fear of a deeper pullback later. This is a speculative growth vehicle, not a defensive income play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.038778 |
| AutoTheta | 0.078630 |
| MSTL | 0.146787 |
| AutoETS | 0.157479 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 0.79 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.345 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.67 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 146.029 |
| Revenue per Share | 113.299 |
| Market Cap | 4,691,549,696 |
| Trailing P/E | 54.76 |
| Forward P/E | 37.41 |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| Profit Margins | 2.09% |
| Website | https://www.chefswarehouse.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:29 a.m. EDT: Near-term options flow is distinctly bullish, with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at the $115 and $120 strikes and elevated implied volatility, indicating speculators are positioning for continued upside. Conversely, longer-dated positions show significant in-the-money put open interest at the $120 and $130 strikes, suggesting a hedge against a potential long-term correction despite the current rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7232461 |
| Address1 | 100 East Ridge Road |
| All Time High | 117.33 |
| All Time Low | 3.55 |
| Ask | 142.96 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 731,850 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 605,317 |
| Average Volume | 605,317 |
| Average Volume10Days | 731,850 |
| Beta | 1.391 |
| Bid | 115.0 |
| Bid Size | 5 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 15.894 |
| City | Ridgefield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 115.0 |
| Current Ratio | 2.148 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 115.15 |
| Day Low | 111.27 |
| Debt To Equity | 146.029 |
| Display Name | The Chefs' Warehouse |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,328,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,328,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.555 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.59 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,328,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,190,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,190,600 |
| Ebitda | 260,492,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.059320003 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 21.124 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.253 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,502,691,328 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.54066 |
| Eps Forward | 3.0743 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.1 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 102.3306 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 12.669403 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.123808555 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 72.32461 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 117.33 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.3300018 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.019858534 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 53.2 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 61.8 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1616541 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 53.2 - 117.33 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,311,859,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 36,950,644 |
| Forward Eps | 3.0743 |
| Forward P E | 37.406887 |
| Free Cashflow | 107,143,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,156 |
| Fullday Change | 3.735 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 3.35685 |
| Fullday Price | 115.0 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.24457 |
| Gross Profits | 1,074,011,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.101289995 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0063 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 40,796,083 |
| Industry | Food Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Food Distribution |
| Industry Key | food-distribution |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| 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 | 4,691,549,696 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4370094 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,432,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 91,966,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,243,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,539,176,174 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 111.32 |
| Operating Cashflow | 161,800,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05017 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.08 |
| Phone | 203 894 1345 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 115.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 111.265 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 45.263832 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.2354345 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0683236 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02094 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.231 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.44444 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 3.735 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.35685 |
| Regular Market Day High | 115.305 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 111.27 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 111.27 - 115.305 |
| Regular Market Open | 111.32 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 111.265 |
| Regular Market Price | 115.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 849,477 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05866 |
| Return On Equity | 0.15252 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.129 |
| Revenue Per Share | 113.299 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 40,796,083 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1356 |
| Shares Short | 5,530,744 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,938,879 |
| Short Name | The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1784 |
| Short Ratio | 7.2 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | CHEF |
| Target High Price | 125.0 |
| Target Low Price | 93.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 116.55556 |
| Target Median Price | 123.0 |
| Total Cash | 135,466,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.321 |
| Total Debt | 946,608,000 |
| Total Revenue | 4,391,505,920 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.1 |
| Trailing P E | 54.761906 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 75.8675 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 39.1325 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.5158006 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 849,477 |
| Website | https://www.chefswarehouse.com |
| Zip | 6,877 |