Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. balance sheet
At the end of fiscal 2025, Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. had total assets of $2.03bn, total liabilities of $1.42bn and shareholders' equity of $604m. It held $121m in cash against $749m of debt: net debt of $628m.
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 42 | 42 | 140 | 193 | 115 | 159 | 50 | 115 | 121 | 165 |
| Receivables | — | 36 | 43 | 57 | 76 | 97 | 124 | 128 | 142 | 162 | 175 | 96 | 173 | 260 | 334 | 366 | 392 | 399 |
| Inventory | — | 16 | 24 | 40 | 65 | 76 | 93 | 87 | 102 | 113 | 124 | 83 | 144 | 246 | 285 | 316 | 386 | 404 |
| Total current assets | — | 60 | 74 | 106 | 180 | 189 | 229 | 264 | 297 | 329 | 453 | 406 | 470 | 721 | 731 | 868 | 970 | 1,042 |
| Goodwill | — | 11 | 21 | 45 | 78 | 79 | 156 | 164 | 173 | 184 | 198 | 215 | 222 | 287 | 356 | 356 | 363 | 363 |
| Total assets | — | 83 | 108 | 210 | 355 | 376 | 580 | 634 | 688 | 732 | 1,014 | 974 | 1,074 | 1,509 | 1,705 | 1,859 | 2,028 | 2,083 |
| Accounts payable | — | 24 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 88 | 94 | 58 | 118 | 163 | 201 | 267 | 276 | 254 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Total current liabilities | — | 48 | 44 | 48 | 63 | 77 | 103 | 107 | 108 | 126 | 150 | 118 | 197 | 284 | 386 | 425 | 473 | 471 |
| Short-term debt | — | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 18 | 28 | 32 |
| Long-term debt | — | 83 | 40 | 119 | 141 | 136 | 267 | 318 | 314 | 278 | 386 | 398 | 394 | 654 | 665 | 689 | 720 | 697 |
| Total debt | 0 | 100 | 46 | 125 | 148 | 144 | 281 | 356 | 330 | 278 | 392 | 404 | 399 | 675 | 718 | 707 | 749 | 729 |
| Total liabilities | — | 131 | 84 | 171 | 223 | 229 | 392 | 440 | 439 | 424 | 678 | 630 | 724 | 1,108 | 1,251 | 1,321 | 1,424 | 1,397 |
| Shareholders' equity | −36 | −49 | 24 | 39 | 132 | 147 | 188 | 194 | 249 | 309 | 336 | 345 | 350 | 402 | 455 | 538 | 604 | 687 |
| Net debt (negative = net cash) | −1 | 98 | 44 | 124 | 128 | 140 | 279 | 323 | 288 | 236 | 252 | 211 | 284 | 516 | 668 | 592 | 628 | 564 |
| Shares outstanding | — | — | 21m | 21m | 25m | 25m | 26m | 26m | 28m | 30m | 30m | 37m | 38m | 39m | 40m | 40m | 41m | 41m |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables | 366 | 336 | 351 | 348 | 392 | 377 | 396 | 399 |
| Inventory | 316 | 317 | 368 | 385 | 386 | 364 | 380 | 404 |
| Total current assets | 868 | 835 | 883 | 869 | 970 | 931 | 976 | 1,042 |
| Goodwill | 356 | 356 | 357 | 357 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 |
| Total assets | 1,859 | 1,839 | 1,907 | 1,916 | 2,028 | 1,990 | 2,026 | 2,083 |
| Accounts payable | 267 | 250 | 279 | 228 | 276 | 233 | 246 | 254 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | 425 | 407 | 440 | 406 | 473 | 428 | 454 | 471 |
| Short-term debt | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Long-term debt | 689 | 681 | 690 | 712 | 720 | 721 | 694 | 697 |
| Total debt | 707 | 701 | 709 | 733 | 749 | 750 | 725 | 729 |
| Total liabilities | 1,321 | 1,297 | 1,350 | 1,339 | 1,424 | 1,381 | 1,378 | 1,397 |
| Shareholders' equity | 538 | 542 | 558 | 577 | 604 | 609 | 648 | 687 |
| Shares outstanding | 40m | 41m | 41m | 41m | 41m | 41m | 41m | 41m |
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