# CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. (CHEF) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Chefs’ Warehouse (CHEF) grew revenue 9.4% in FY2025 to $4.1 billion, operating margin 3.5% against a 1.4% median for groceries, general line, equity 29.8% of assets. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 1517175 · fiscal year ended 2025-12-26 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CHEF) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CHEF.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.1B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 9.4% |
| Revenue growth per year | 24.1% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% (prior year 3.4%) |
| Net margin | 1.7% |
| Operating cash flow | $129M |
| Capital spending | $41M |
| Free cash flow | $88M |
| Cash | $121M |
| Long-term debt | $749M |
| Total assets | $2.0B |
| Total equity | $604M |
| Equity ÷ assets | 29.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% |
| Dividend per share | — |
| Dividend years rising | — |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: 2.86 (safe zone)
- Piotroski F: 9 of 9 (strong)
- Health Harbor boat: New ship · no warning signs
- Cash Compass: Fast, cash not yet · growing fast, but little cash arriving so far

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $4.1B (FY2025), total debt $748.5M. Experience: revenue up 9.4% on the year, up 24.1% a year over 4 years; operating margin 3.5%, up from 3.4%. Soundness: equity 29.8% of assets, return on equity 12.0%. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $3.8B and $5.5B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $3.3B to $6.3B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (30 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 3.5% against a 1.4% median; growth 9.4% against 0.9%.

Range logged 2026-10-20, receipt d0fdb66799dbdc66, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 1, latest 2026-04-24 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000094787126000469/0000947871-26-000469-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 10-Q · filed 2026-10-28 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000036/0001517175-26-000036-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-10-28 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000034/0001517175-26-000034-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-10-19 · 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement; 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement; 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation; 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000030/0001517175-26-000030-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-07-29 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000028/0001517175-26-000028-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-07-29 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000026/0001517175-26-000026-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-05-11 · 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000094787126000509/0000947871-26-000509-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001517175.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1517175

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. (CHEF) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-02, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CHEF. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.