The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)
NASDAQ: CHEF · Real-Time Price · USD
97.09
-5.28 (-5.15%)
At close: Jul 17, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
98.00
+0.92 (0.94%)
After-hours: Jul 17, 2026, 5:16 PM EDT

The Chefs' Warehouse Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 9 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Chefs' Warehouse stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $96.78. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.31% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $80 (-17.60%) and the highest is $112 (+15.36%).

Price Target: $96.78 (-0.31%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$80$96.78$97$112
Change-17.60%-0.31%-0.09%+15.36%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Chefs' Warehouse stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingJan '26Feb '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy666666
Buy111110
Hold111112
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total888888

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Downgrades
$83$97
HoldDowngrades$83$97-0.09%Jul 15, 2026
Benchmark Co.
Benchmark Co.
Buy
Maintains
$90$106
BuyMaintains$90$106+9.18%Jul 14, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Buy
Initiates
$110
BuyInitiates$110+13.30%Jul 6, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Buy
Reiterates
$82$100
BuyReiterates$82$100+3.00%Jun 11, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$85
BuyMaintains$85-12.45%Apr 30, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
4.47B
from 4.15B
Increased by 7.74%
Revenue Next Year
4.83B
from 4.47B
Increased by 8.00%
EPS This Year
2.24
from 1.90
Increased by 17.69%
EPS Next Year
2.63
from 2.24
Increased by 17.54%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 24, 2021Dec 30, 2022Dec 29, 2023Dec 27, 2024Dec 26, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
1.75B2.61B3.43B3.79B4.15B4.47B
Revenue Growth
57.05%49.70%31.39%10.50%9.37%7.74%
Gross Profit
390.49M618.64M814.47M914.15M1.00B1.09B
Gross Margin
22.37%23.67%23.72%24.09%24.20%24.30%
Operating Income
10.56M98.96M108.04M127.12M155.76M179.62M
Net Income
-4.92M27.75M34.59M55.48M72.36M97.87M
EPS
----1.902.24
EPS Growth
----29.25%17.69%
Forward PE
47.2021.0423.0030.2431.2043.42
Free Cash Flow
-58.02M-90.92M-5.23M86.95M68.84M140.10M
No. Analysts
-----9
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High4.5B
Avg4.5B
Low4.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
8.4%
Avg
7.7%
Low
6.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High2.37
Avg2.24
Low2.09

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
24.7%
Avg
17.7%
Low
10.0%