Chefs' Warehouse PE ratio CHEF

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2013.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 51.1×
10-year median: 45.4×
Against its 10-year history: 74th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 6.8× to 143×
Peer median: 32.7×

Chefs' Warehouse's PE ratio is 51.1× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $105.88 against $2.07 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is above its ten-year median of 45.4×, higher than on 74% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 6.8× in Mar 2020 to 143× in Mar 2017.

The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 32.7×.

PE ratio over time

median 45.4×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	51.1×	34.9×	56.2×
2025	37.4×	34.4×	64.7×
2024	48.2×	39.5×	71.2×
2023	56.6×	33.2×	56.6×
2022	37.0×	36.6×	102×
2021	n/m a value too high to mean anything
2020	43.5×	6.8×	64.0×
2019	50.6×	42.5×	54.9×
2018	41.8×	37.1×	53.2×
2017	38.7×	31.7×	143×
2016	71.3×	22.7×	80.0×
2015	28.8×	24.5×	42.5×
2014	40.1×	23.5×	40.1×
2013	38.9×	24.6×	38.9×

Against its peers

Companies in Food Distribution nearest Chefs' Warehouse's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
CHEFChefs' Warehouse	51.1×
SEBSeaboard	5.9×
ASHAshland	62.4×
CENTCentral Garden & Pet	16.9×
UNFIUnited Natural Foods	35.5×
HWKNHawkins	34.3×
ANDEAndersons	12.6×
DPZDominos Pizza	17.3×
PFGCPerformance Food	41.4×
UVVUniversal	52.4×
USFDUS Foods	31.0×
Peer median	32.7×

Where Chefs' Warehouse ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.