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CHEFThe Chefs Warehouse Inc

Consumer Discretionary · Food Distributors · Mid

$105.88−1.31%
As of 23 Oct 2026Mkt cap $4.6B
Stage 13
AVOID
Fundamentals
34.2/75
Technical
5.8/15
Independent
40.1/90

GCAE viewFundamental /75 is below the Stage 13 acceptable-business floor

Price

1M
−4.1%
3M
+10.7%
6M
+61.7%
1Y
+77.0%

Financials & valuation

Cached filing evidence · as of 2026-10-02

Valuation

P/E
50.7xHist median 41.5x
Forward P/E
—No validated forward-estimate source
Price / FCF
38.7x
FCF yield
2.6%

Quality

ROIC
8.8%
Operating margin
3.4%
FCF margin
2.1%
Current ratio
2.0x

Growth

Revenue growth
+9.4%Latest FY YoY
Revenue CAGR
+24.2%
EPS CAGR
+38.2%
FCF CAGR
—

Capital

Share-count trend
+0.4%3Y annualised
Net debt
$599M4.6x OCF

Annual trend

CAGR 2021–2025
+24.2%
Latest · 2025
$4B
YoY
+9.4%
Quality Research
NOT FLAGGED
Acceleration Radar
FUNDAMENTAL GATE FAIL
THE ONE
NOT FLAGGED
Final / Opportunity
NOT FLAGGED

Key takeaway

Fundamental /75 is below the Stage 13 acceptable-business floor

Unresolved question

No reliable unresolved question is available from the current committed evidence.

Watch next

  • Next earnings · 2026-10-28
More details & evidence

Production decision

Stage 13
AVOID
Technical state
extended
Rotation
tailwind
Evidence
fresh

Presentation freshness

Stage 11 market
2026-10-23 · Massive
Financial cache
2026-10-02
Quality Research
NOT FLAGGED
THE ONE
NOT FLAGGED

Authority

Company page
Presentation only
Scores
Frozen GCAE production outputs
Research
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