Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. insider trading
Every open-market purchase and sale by Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s officers, directors and largest shareholders since November 4, 2021, and what the share price did next.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | 1M after | 3M after | 6M after |
|---|
Does following Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.’s insiders pay?
From August 4, 2011 to August 18, 2026, 16 insiders reported 16 open-market purchases and 35 sales not made under a pre-set plan in Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. Twelve months after each purchase was reported, the shares were −14.7% against the S&P 500 on average (median −14.9%), over 16 purchases with a full year of prices; 38% beat the index. After sales, the shares moved −15.8% against the index over 12 months (a negative figure means selling was the right call). That rests on fewer than 20 purchases, too few to read much into. Buying each purchase the day after it was reported, an equal amount each, held 12 months or until that insider reported a sale, would have turned $10,000 on November 17, 2011 into $6,861 by November 2, 2026, −2.5% a year. It held shares 52% of the time; the S&P 500 on those same days, with Treasury bills otherwise, made $36,378 (+9.0% a year), and held throughout $80,445 (+15.0%).
| Insider | Role | Purchases | 12 months after their purchases | Beat the S&P 500 | Sales | 12 months after their sales | Latest report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cugine Joseph M. | Director | 7 | −12.1% (7) | 43% | 1 | −15.8% (1) | March 4, 2025 |
| Pappas Christopher | President and CEO | 0 | — | — | 8 | −12.4% (5) | August 18, 2026 |
| O'dowd Frank | Chief Information Officer | 0 | — | — | 5 | −42.9% (5) | May 3, 2016 |
| Oliver Katherine | Director | 5 | −0.3% (5) | 60% | 0 | — | November 13, 2023 |
| Aldous Alexandros | General Counsel | 0 | — | — | 4 | +2.8% (2) | August 18, 2026 |
| Lecouras Patricia | Chief Human Resources Officer | 0 | — | — | 3 | +4.4% (3) | February 14, 2019 |
| Leddy James | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | — | — | 3 | +8.4% (2) | November 5, 2025 |
| Pappas John | Vice Chairman and COO | 0 | — | — | 3 | −29.5% (3) | March 12, 2025 |
| Polychroni Christina | Chief Human Resources Officer | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | August 18, 2026 |
| Guarino Alan C. | Director | 2 | −46.4% (2) | 0% | 0 | — | November 9, 2015 |
| Mccauley Tim | Chief Accounting Officer | 0 | — | — | 2 | −13.0% (2) | November 19, 2020 |
| Austin John D | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | — | — | 1 | +21.8% (1) | November 14, 2016 |
| Couri John A | Director | 0 | — | — | 1 | −21.1% (1) | November 26, 2018 |
| Cox L Kevin | Director | 1 | −6.9% (1) | 0% | 0 | — | November 16, 2011 |
| Facatselis Dean | Director | 0 | — | — | 1 | −39.1% (1) | August 4, 2011 |
| Hanson Stephen P | Director | 1 | −49.7% (1) | 0% | 0 | — | September 25, 2013 |
When several insiders traded Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Months when 2 or more insiders became net buyers, or 3 or more net sellers, of Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. in reports dated in the 91 days before the month end, and how the stock did against the S&P 500 from that month end. After the 4 buying crowds with six months of prices, it averaged −11.0% against the index. After 3 selling crowds, +29.1%. One company's history is too short to judge by; the test across every company is the better guide.
| Month | Crowd | 3 months on, vs S&P 500 | 6 months | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2026 | 3 selling | not yet | not yet | not yet |
| March 31, 2026 | 3 selling | +45.4% | +70.8% | not yet |
| March 31, 2025 | 4 selling | +4.5% | −12.7% | −10.9% |
| August 31, 2023 | 2 buying | −7.4% | +20.4% | +24.2% |
| March 31, 2023 | 2 buying | −2.9% | −44.2% | −24.6% |
| August 31, 2022 | 2 buying | +12.9% | +1.0% | −31.0% |
| September 30, 2013 | 3 buying | +14.8% | −21.4% | −49.2% |
| August 31, 2011 | 4 selling | −10.5% | +29.3% | −8.6% |