CHEF · Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 29, 2026TL;DR. Chef's Warehouse reported Q2 2026 net sales up 12.9% to $1.17B and raised its full-year 2026 guidance while also extending its long-term targets to 2030 with a higher 7-10% organic growth algorithm; results were partially tempered by Middle East operations running at ~94% of prior year and a higher effective tax rate.
- + Raised full-year 2026 guidance for net sales to $4.50B-$4.60B and adjusted EBITDA to $305M-$315M.
- + Q2 adjusted EBITDA grew to $88.1M from $65.4M and GAAP EPS rose to $0.76 from $0.49.
- + Extended long-term targets to 2030 with a raised 7-10% annual revenue growth algorithm and $6.0B-$6.5B revenue goal.
- + Strong liquidity with $321.1M total liquidity and net debt leverage of approximately 1.6x.
- + Expects double-digit top-line growth to start the third quarter.
- − Middle East operations ran at approximately 94% of prior year during May and June.
- − Q2 effective tax rate rose to 31.4% from 28.0% in the prior-year quarter.
- − Guidance embeds conservatism on Middle East tourism recovery in the fourth quarter.
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Versus peers
Food Distribution — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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CHEF
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Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
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$4.59B | +78.9% | +9.1% | — | 11.4% |
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$37.59B | +6.5% | +3.9% | 21.4 | 2.6% |
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USFD
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$20.19B | +24.4% | +4.1% | 28.7 | 4.9% |
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PFGC
Performance Food Group Co
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$14.42B | +2.3% | +5.1% | 40.0 | 3.1% |
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BZLFY
Bunzl PLC
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$11.01B | +24.4% | — | — | 0.0% |
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At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEF | +2.9% | -0.9% | +76.2% | -0.9% | +78.9% |
| SPY | -1.2% | -0.4% | +13.1% | -0.4% | +12.1% |
| vs SPY | +4.1% | -0.5% | +63.1% | -0.5% | +66.8% |
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