Overview
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., based in the United States, operates predominantly within the specialty food distribution industry. Primarily serving North America, this company caters to the distinctive needs of the culinary sector by supplying premium ingredients to gourmet restaurants, catering businesses, and private chefs. The Chefs' Warehouse has expanded its operations through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, which has allowed it to diversify its product offerings and enhance its distribution capabilities. Key initiatives have included focusing on sustainable sourcing and enhancing its e-commerce platform to better serve its clientele with efficient ordering systems and broader product availability, ensuring it remains competitive in the evolving food service landscape.
Basic Stats
The share price of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. as of September 4, 2025 is $65.25 / share. This is an increase of 3.72% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. as of September 4, 2025 is $2,658.14 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 2,658.14 MM |
| EV | 3,268.54 MM |
| Shares Out. | 40.74 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.71 |
| Dividend Yield | |
| Ex-Dividend Date | |
| Borrow Rate | 0.25 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 0.65 MM |
| Short Interest | 3.94 MM |
| Short Float | 10.87 % |
| Days to Cover | 12.35 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.22 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | 54.14 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.35 |
| Beta | 1.03 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | 1.42 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | 2.59 |
| PE Ratio | 38.19 |
| Price/Book | 4.77 |
| Price/TBV | 50.28 |
| Book/Market | 0.21 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.03 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.02 |
| ROA | 0.04 |
| ROE | 0.15 |
| ROIC | 0.05 |
| CROIC | 0.04 |
| OCROIC | 0.11 |
| Implied Volatility | 31.41 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.74 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is $77.63. The forecasts range from a low of $66.66 to a high of $89.25. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-21 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2022-11-14 | Benchmark | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-08-22 | BTIG | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-07 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-24 | Benchmark | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-23 | Lake Street | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-28 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2021-12-17 | Benchmark | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-09-30 | Wolfe Research | Outperform | Initiate | |
| 2021-04-05 | Lake Street | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2020-11-10 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2020-07-30 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2020-07-17 | BTIG | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2020-05-07 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2020-04-23 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2019-12-12 | PiperJaffray | Overweight | Initiate | |
| 2019-05-01 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2018-10-01 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2018-09-26 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2017-11-13 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-11-10 | Loop Capital | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-08-29 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-08-11 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-05-16 | Loop Capital | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2016-09-30 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-09-23 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2016-02-19 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-01-21 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-11-04 | BB&T Capital | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-07-08 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-13 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-12-01 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2014-11-06 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-11-06 | Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-08-01 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-07-07 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2014-05-02 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2014-03-05 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-01-31 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2014-01-28 | BB&T Capital | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2013-10-08 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-09-25 | Deutsche Bank | Hold | Initiate | |
| 2013-03-05 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-02-22 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2012-08-01 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2023-04-18 | Benchmark | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-05-02 | Benchmark | Buy | Reiterate | |
| 2023-05-30 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2024-02-15 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-09-12 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2023-11-03 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2024-02-16 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2023-09-25 | UBS | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2024-05-02 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2024-01-12 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2025-02-13 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-02-13 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2025-02-13 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-09-25 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-01-15 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-02-13 | Lake Street | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-07-29 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-10-31 | BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintains |
| 2025-03-17 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Reiterate |
| 2024-12-16 | Lake Street | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2024-12-16 | Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-05-01 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-08-27 | Piper Sandler | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2025-07-31 | Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-07-31 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
| 2025-07-28 | UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintains |
