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Chefs' Warehouse: growth far beyond its economy.

Industry
Groceries, General Line
Headquarters
United States
Ticker
CHEF (Nasdaq)
Sources
SEC filings (2011–2026), Stratrix's verified Decision Cases, market data and official economic statistics for the United States
Data as of
October 18, 2026
  1. It outgrew its own economy many times over. Revenue rose from $1.2 billion in 2016 to $4.1 billion in 2025: 3.5 times as much. The US economy, counted the same way in money terms, grew about 60%. Whatever drove it, the economy around it does not account for growth of that size.
  2. Ahead of almost everyone like it. From 2016 to 2025, its revenue grew 248% in US dollars; the median among 53 large wholesalers grew 71%. It outgrew 89% of them.

Financial results

Fiscal yearRevenueNet income
2016$1.2 billion$0 billion
2017$1.3 billion$0 billion
2018$1.4 billion$0 billion
2019$1.6 billion$0 billion
2020$1.1 billion−$0.1 billion
2021$1.7 billion−$0 billion
2022$2.6 billion$0 billion
2023$3.4 billion$0 billion
2024$3.8 billion$0.1 billion
2025$4.1 billion$0.1 billion

As reported in its annual filings. Losses in red.

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  • Market reaction to disclosed decisions: 35 decision filings since 2016, each linked to the SEC, with the share return against its sector and the S&P 500 the next day and the next year (16 with market data).
  • Economic context: 7 measures for the United States, every year since 2016, from the official sources.
  • Peer comparison: against 89 companies of its size in its sector.
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