Chefs’ Warehouse (CHEF) Projected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Chefs’ Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) is anticipated to post its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 28th. Analysts expect Chefs’ Warehouse to post earnings of $0.5880 per share and revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Chefs’ Warehouse (NASDAQ:CHEF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.19. Chefs’ Warehouse had a net margin of 2.09% and a return on equity of 16.95%. The business had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.12 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.52 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Chefs’ Warehouse to post $2.55 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3.13 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Chefs’ Warehouse Stock Performance

Shares of CHEF opened at $104.94 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $110.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.15, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. Chefs’ Warehouse has a 12 month low of $56.46 and a 12 month high of $118.51. The firm has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a PE ratio of 50.05 and a beta of 1.44.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on CHEF shares. Benchmark increased their price objective on Chefs’ Warehouse from $106.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Chefs’ Warehouse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Chefs’ Warehouse from $123.00 to $131.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Chefs’ Warehouse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Chefs’ Warehouse from $104.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $118.33.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Christina Polychroni sold 2,752 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.00, for a total transaction of $308,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 22,014 shares in the company, valued at $2,465,568. This represents a 11.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Christopher Pappas sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.11, for a total transaction of $11,011,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,105,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $231,834,402.80. This trade represents a 4.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 137,752 shares of company stock valued at $15,203,174 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.10% of the company’s stock.

Chefs’ Warehouse Company Profile

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc is a specialty food distributor serving professional chefs, restaurants, hotels, caterers, culinary institutions and other foodservice customers. The company supplies a broad range of products, including fresh produce, seafood, meat, poultry, dairy, specialty and imported foods, center-of-the-plate items, dry goods, and other ingredients used in commercial kitchens.

Founded in 1985, Chefs’ Warehouse has expanded from a regional distributor into a North American foodservice platform.