Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Business
Chefs' Warehouse is a premier distributor of specialty food and center-of-the-plate products serving chefs and culinary professionals across the United States, Middle East, and Canada. The company offers over 90,000 SKUs including artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, imported oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, custom-cut proteins, and broadline staples, sourced from more than 4,000 suppliers. It operates 44 distribution centers across 23 primary markets and serves more than 55,000 core customer locations including fine dining establishments, hotels, caterers, and specialty food stores, supplemented by direct-to-consumer center-of-the-plate sales through Allen Brothers.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-24
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 4,150 | 3,794 | 3,434 | 2,613 | 1,746 | |
| Cost of sales | 3,145 | 2,880 | 2,619 | 1,995 | 1,355 | |
| Gross profit | 1,004 | 914 | 814 | 619 | 390 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 850 | 785 | 705 | 518 | 379 | |
| Other operating expenses, net | 9 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 422,000 | |
| Operating income | 145 | 128 | 101 | 86 | 11 | |
| Interest expense | 42 | 49 | 45 | 44 | — | |
| Income before income taxes | 104 | 80 | 55 | 42 | −7 | |
| Provision for income tax expense | 31 | 24 | 21 | 14 | −2 | |
| Net income | 72 | 55 | 35 | 28 | −5 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 1 | −2 | 353,000 | −163,000 | 29,000 | |
| Comprehensive income | 73 | 54 | 35 | 28 | −5 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.87 | 1.46 | 0.92 | 0.75 | −0.13 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.68 | 1.32 | 0.88 | 0.73 | −0.13 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 37 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 121 | 115 | 50 | 159 | 115 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances ($26,965 in 2025 and $22,341 in 2024) | 392 | 366 | 334 | 260 | 173 | |
| Inventories | 386 | 316 | 285 | 246 | 144 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 71 | 71 | 63 | 56 | 38 | |
| Total current assets | 970 | 868 | 731 | 721 | 470 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 342 | 276 | 235 | 186 | — | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 205 | 191 | 192 | 157 | 131 | |
| Goodwill | 363 | 356 | 356 | 287 | 222 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 137 | 160 | 185 | 156 | 105 | |
| Other assets | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total assets | 2,028 | 1,859 | 1,705 | 1,509 | 1,074 | |
| Accounts payable | 276 | 267 | 201 | 163 | 118 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 78 | 69 | 71 | 54 | 35 | |
| Short-term operating lease liabilities | 25 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 16 | |
| Accrued compensation | 66 | 50 | 37 | 34 | 22 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 28 | 18 | 53 | 12 | 5 | |
| Total current liabilities | 473 | 425 | 386 | 284 | 197 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 720 | 689 | 665 | 654 | 394 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 202 | 187 | 184 | 151 | 127 | |
| Deferred taxes, net | 22 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |
| Other liabilities | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,424 | 1,321 | 1,251 | 1,108 | 724 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred Stock - $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common Stock - $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 40,679,813 and 40,248,884 shares issued and outstanding at December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024, respectively | 407,000 | 402,000 | 396,000 | 386,000 | 380,000 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 405 | 399 | 356 | 338 | 314 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −3 | −4 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Retained earnings | 202 | 142 | 100 | 65 | 38 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 604 | 538 | 455 | 402 | 350 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 2,028 | 1,859 | 1,705 | 1,509 | 1,074 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment | 54 | 41 | 33 | 24 | 22 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 13 | |
| Provision for allowance for credit losses | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | −422,000 | |
| Provision for deferred income taxes | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| Stock compensation | 21 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 11 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities | 0 | −3 | 3 | 9 | −1 | |
| Intangible asset impairment | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Non-cash interest and other operating activities | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Accounts receivable | −36 | −45 | −49 | −48 | −71 | |
| Inventories | −67 | −32 | −29 | −50 | −61 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 404,000 | −6 | −7 | −18 | −2 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and accrued compensation | 31 | 87 | 20 | 19 | 72 | |
| Other assets and liabilities | −4 | −6 | −10 | −1 | −108,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 129 | 153 | 62 | 23 | −20 | |
| Capital expenditures | −41 | −50 | −57 | −46 | −39 | |
| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −5 | −315,000 | −122 | −186 | −10 | |
| Cash paid for contingent earn-out liabilities | −750,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −47 | −50 | −179 | −232 | −49 | |
| Payment of debt and other financing obligations | −13 | −23 | −29 | −328 | −33 | |
| Payment of finance leases | −16 | −7 | −4 | −3 | −5 | |
| Payment of deferred financing fees | −658,000 | 0 | −2 | −19 | −1 | |
| Common stock repurchases | −15 | −17 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 175,000 | 55,000 | 69,000 | 0 | |
| Surrender of shares to pay withholding taxes | −12 | −7 | −2 | −3 | −2 | |
| Cash paid for contingent earn-out liabilities | 0 | −4 | −12 | −4 | −83,000 | |
| Borrowings under asset-based loan and revolving credit facilities | 0 | 46 | 60 | 42 | 0 | |
| Payments under asset-based loan and revolving credit facilities | −20 | −26 | −2 | −20 | −20 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −76 | −38 | 9 | 253 | −9 | |
| Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents | 89,000 | 19,000 | −260,000 | −681,000 | −14,000 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 6 | 65 | −109 | 44 | −78 |
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What is Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s CIK number?
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s SEC CIK number is 0001517175 (1517175). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. last report earnings?
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 29, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001517175-26-000021). This is Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s most recent earnings 8-K?
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed Apr 29, 2026 under accession 0001517175-26-000021. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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