Chefs' Warehouse Inc (CHEF)

NASD · Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution · USA

Chefs' Warehouse Inc is a mid cap company (market value between $2 billion and $10 billion) in the Food Distribution industry.

Chefs' Warehouse supplies gourmet ingredients and premium proteins to fine dining venues, hospitality establishments, catering operations, and specialty retailers throughout the United States, Middle East, and Canada. The distributor sources products from numerous suppliers worldwide and serves professional chefs and food service operators. It also operates Allen Brothers, offering direct-to-consumer sales of premium proteins through mail and online channels.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Chefs' Warehouse Inc stock.

Our verdict on CHEF

Overvalued: intrinsic value $61.62 per share, market price $111.28, margin of safety -80.6% (as of 2026-10-19).

Discounting its cash flows at 10.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $61.62; the price of $111.28 is 81% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score: 41/100 on 12 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is CHEF undervalued or overvalued?

CHEF is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Discounting its cash flows at 10.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $61.62; the price of $111.28 is 81% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

What is the intrinsic value of CHEF?

$61.62 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $111.28. That is a margin of safety of -80.6%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is Chefs' Warehouse Inc's Leak Score?

41 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.