Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (CHEF)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $60.01 in the prior trading day, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (NASDAQ: CHEF) closed at $60.3, up 0.48%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. CHEF stock price reached its highest trading level at $60.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.915.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CHEF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.32. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 2.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.58.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on October 27, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $75.

On August 27, 2025, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $66.

On September 25, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $37.UBS initiated its Buy rating on September 25, 2023, with a $37 target price.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 04 ’25 when Leddy James sold 22,000 shares for $62.11 per share. The transaction valued at 1,366,420 led to the insider holds 125,892 shares of the business.

James Leddy bought 22,000 shares of CHEF for $1,366,200 on Nov 04 ’25. On Jul 14 ’25, another insider, McCauley Tim, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 17,500 shares for $65.07 each. As a result, the insider received 1,138,675 and left with 52,050 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CHEF now has a Market Capitalization of 2457988096 and an Enterprise Value of 3342396672. As of this moment, Chefs”s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.827 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.397.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CHEF is 1.29, which has changed by 0.25020838 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CHEF has reached a high of $68.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.17%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 466.74K shares per day over the past 3-months and 419570 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 40.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.40M. Insiders hold about 10.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.88% stake in the company. Shares short for CHEF as of 1763078400 were 4333642 with a Short Ratio of 9.28, compared to 1760486400 on 3744963. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4333642 and a Short% of Float of 14.130001.

Earnings Estimates

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc (CHEF) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 7.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.28, with high estimates of $0.3 and low estimates of $0.25.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.91 and $1.81 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.87. EPS for the following year is $2.1, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.24 and $1.95.

Revenue Estimates

7 analysts predict $1.1B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.11B to a low estimate of $1.09B. As of. The current estimate, Chefs’ Warehouse Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.03BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.02B. There is a high estimate of $1.03B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.01B.

A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CHEF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.1B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.79BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.43B and the low estimate is $4.37B.

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