The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

DB:2CF Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.2b

Chefs' Warehouse Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Chefs' Warehouse has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 63.6%, while the Consumer Retailing industry saw earnings growing at 11.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 25.1% per year. Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity is 12.9%, and it has net margins of 1.8%.

Key information

63.64%

Earnings growth rate

64.08%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Retailing Industry Growth10.52%
Revenue growth rate25.09%
Return on equity12.94%
Net Margin1.85%
Last Earnings Update26 Sep 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Chefs' Warehouse makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:2CF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
26 Sep 254,041758290
27 Jun 253,951708140
28 Mar 253,870647950
27 Dec 243,794557830
27 Sep 243,711487660
28 Jun 243,661417530
29 Mar 243,589357370
29 Dec 233,434357030
29 Sep 233,275206680
30 Jun 233,055216180
31 Mar 232,821285640
30 Dec 222,613285180
23 Sep 222,380354740
24 Jun 222,203304430
25 Mar 221,978144090
24 Dec 211,746-53790
24 Sep 211,469-503530
25 Jun 211,239-653300
26 Mar 211,016-873080
25 Dec 201,112-833210
25 Sep 201,256-353200
26 Jun 201,399-193190
27 Mar 201,61093390
27 Dec 191,592243300
27 Sep 191,559223320
28 Jun 191,524223370
29 Mar 191,483213270
28 Dec 181,445202980
28 Sep 181,408213090
29 Jun 181,371202990
30 Mar 181,332172920
29 Dec 171,302142890
29 Sep 171,287142870
30 Jun 171,260132820
31 Mar 171,22002740
30 Dec 161,19332540
23 Sep 161,14312460
24 Jun 161,12142370
25 Mar 161,111162370
25 Dec 151,047162280
25 Sep 15982152150
26 Jun 15914141990
27 Mar 15846141800

Quality Earnings: 2CF has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 2CF's current net profit margins (1.8%) are higher than last year (1.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 2CF has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 63.6% per year.

Accelerating Growth: 2CF's earnings growth over the past year (57.1%) is below its 5-year average (63.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 2CF earnings growth over the past year (57.1%) exceeded the Consumer Retailing industry -2.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: 2CF's Return on Equity (12.9%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/02 13:46
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/02 00:00
Earnings2025/09/26
Annual Earnings2024/12/27

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Analyst Sources

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Todd BrooksBenchmark Company
Kelly BaniaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Peter SalehBTIG