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Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.04% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $4.1B at a 1.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | BTIG | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | Benchmark | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | BTIG | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-23 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-15 | BTIG | Buy (reit) |
| 2026-02-12 | BTIG | Buy (reit) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Wholesale Trade · percentile among 112 companies
Percentile vs other Wholesale Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.245 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.099 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.072 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.424 |
Sector peers · similar-size Wholesale Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEF | Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | 8/9 | 2.86 | 54.1 | +9.4% |
| DIT | AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO | 4/9 | 3.68 | 124.9 | +3.9% |
| MWYN | Marwynn Holdings, Inc. | 2/9 | -0.62 | — | -61.2% |
| UNFI | UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC | 4/9 | 1.39 | — | +2.6% |
| PFGC | Performance Food Group Co | 4/9 | 1.92 | 48.3 | +7.2% |
| MCK | MCKESSON CORP | 6/9 | 0.58 | 18.8 | +12.4% |
| CAH | CARDINAL HEALTH INC | 6/9 | -0.03 | 32.5 | +14.2% |
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About Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is CHEF financially healthy?
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does CHEF pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.04% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is CHEF?
In FY2025, Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. had a net margin of 1.7% and a return on equity of 12.0%.
Is CHEF overvalued or undervalued?
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. trades at about 66.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.9×–139.2×, median 40.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CHEF?
The average Wall-Street price target for Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is $88.25, about 20.5% below the recent price, from 8 analysts.
Is CHEF a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 54.1×, a dividend yield of 0.04%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-26. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.