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Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s operations generated $129m of cash; it spent $41.4m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $87.8m. It returned $15.0m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations12141781110383931454543−202362153129215
Depreciation and amortisation212423679101320222433415460
Stock-based pay——2211433449111420182129
Capital spending1123122422171220167394657504133
Free cash flow1112155−1−14162219252936−59−23410488182
Free cash flow after stock pay——134−2−16132016212527−70−36−168667153
Dividends paid02————————————————
Share buybacks—————————————00171510
Shares issued——63—75———34008600————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.