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$115.00 +3.74 (+3.36%) At close · Aug 28
S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$4.69B
Shares
40.78M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$115.00 Open$111.32 Day$111.27–115.31 52W close$54.60–115.35 Avg vol 30d677K Short int5.5M · 13.6% float · 8.0d Short vol46% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 26, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +51%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +12%
      above
      RSI (14) 65
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 99%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return +81%
      trailing
      YTD return +85%
      this year
      Relative strength +68%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $103 › 200d $76 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +15% holders QoQ · +72 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$15.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      13.56% of float · ▲ +1.6% MoM · 8.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      289 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 81
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +9%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 77%
      expanding
      EPS growth +27%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $57.6M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $627.5M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 38%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −20%
      past year
      ATR 3.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026
      Net sales · fiscal 2026 full year Raised $4.5B – $4.6B
      Apr 29, 2026 $4.35B – $4.45B changed to Jul 29, 2026 $4.5B – $4.6B
      prior FY $4.15B midpoint +9.7% Y/Y
      Gross profit · fiscal 2026 full year Raised $1.1B – $1.13B
      Apr 29, 2026 $1.05B – $1.08B changed to Jul 29, 2026 $1.1B – $1.13B
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2026 full year Non-GAAP Raised $305M – $315M
      Apr 29, 2026 $276M – $286M changed to Jul 29, 2026 $305M – $315M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
      Net sales · fiscal 2025 full year $4.09B – $4.12B
      Gross profit · fiscal 2025 full year $987M – $995M
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2025 full year $247M – $253M
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Net sales fiscal 2025 full year
      guided $4.09B – $4.12B
      $4.15B Beat +1.2%
      Net sales full year of 2023
      guided $3.2B – $3.3B
      $3.43B Beat +5.7%
      Net sales full year 2022
      guided $2.13B – $2.3B
      $2.61B Beat +18.0%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +51% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      65 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      99% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $103 › 200d $76 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +15% holders QoQ · +72 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$15.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      13.56% of float · ▲ +1.6% MoM · 8.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      289 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $55 Now $115 · 99% Range high $115
      vs 200-day avg +51% vs 50-day avg +12%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Organic sales non-GAAP 126.1M the second quarter of 2026 —
      Adjusted net income non-GAAP 17.24M Thirteen Weeks Ended March 27, 2026 —
      Diluted adjusted net income per common share non-GAAP $0.4 Thirteen Weeks Ended March 27, 2026 —
      EBITDA non-GAAP 53.57M Thirteen Weeks Ended March 27, 2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income 17.37M
      +10.4M Interest expense
      +14.79M Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
      +5.65M Amortization of intangible assets
      +5.37M Provision for income tax expense
      = EBITDA 53.57M
      Organic case count 3.3% fourth quarter of 2025 —
      Unique placement increases 4.2% fourth quarter of 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Food Distribution — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CHEF
      Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
      this stock
      		$4.69B +84.5% +9.1% — 13.6%
      SYY
      Sysco Corp
      		 $39.27B +11.2% +3.9% 22.4 2.6%
      USFD
      US Foods Holding Corp.
      		 $23.21B +42.4% +4.1% 33.0 5.0%
      PFGC
      Performance Food Group Co
      		 $16.01B +12.2% +5.1% 44.4 2.3%
      BZLFY
      Bunzl PLC
      		 $12.16B +35.3% — — 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      289
      % held
      98.2%
      Net QoQ
      -132.0K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      355
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      5.5M
      Days to cover
      8.0d
      Change
      +87.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      46%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      111
      Value
      $11.1K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.6%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$15.2M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $4.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $72.4M
      EPS diluted
      $1.68
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $100.0M
      Remaining
      $57.6M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $11.2M
      Shares
      100.0K
      Filed
      Aug 14, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. Announ…
      Published
      Aug 12, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CHEF +4.0% -0.3% +81.1% -0.3% +84.5%
      SPY +0.5% +3.0% +13.4% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +3.5% -3.3% +67.7% -3.3% +71.7%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Mar 27, 2026
      Authorized
      $100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $42.38M
      Remaining
      $57.62M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1517175 CUSIP 163086101 13F (30d) 236 filings 230 filers Visit website Investor relations

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