Chefs' Warehouse Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (CHEF)
Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity was 12.67% for fiscal 2025.
View full Chefs' Warehouse company overviewChefs' Warehouse annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-26 | 12.67% | +1.49 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-27 | 11.18% | +3.10 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-29 | 8.08% | +0.70 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-30 | 7.38% | +8.80 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-24 | −1.42% | +22.95 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-25 | −24.36% | −31.87 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-27 | 7.51% | +0.18 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-28 | 7.32% | +0.83 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-29 | 6.50% | +4.91 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-30 | 1.58% | −8.10 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-25 | 9.68% | −0.51 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-26 | 10.20% | −9.64 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-27 | 19.83% | −26.35 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-28 | 46.18% | — |
Chefs' Warehouse quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 5.37% | +1.51 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-27 | 2.86% | +0.96 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-26 | 3.67% | −1.03 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-26 | 3.38% | +0.38 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-27 | 3.86% | +0.45 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-28 | 1.91% | +1.48 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-27 | 4.70% | +1.10 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-27 | 2.99% | +1.29 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-28 | 3.41% | +1.03 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-29 | 0.43% | +0.08 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-29 | 3.60% | +3.30 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-29 | 1.71% | −0.47 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.38% | −2.27 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 0.35% | −0.05 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-30 | 0.30% | −2.15 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-23 | 2.18% | +1.15 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-24 | 4.65% | +4.31 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-25 | 0.39% | +5.72 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-24 | 2.45% | +12.71 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-24 | 1.03% | +4.01 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-25 | 0.33% | +6.08 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-26 | −5.33% | −1.03 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-25 | −10.26% | −13.56 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-25 | −2.99% | −4.37 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-26 | −5.75% | −8.23 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-27 | −4.30% | −4.66 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-27 | 3.31% | +0.38 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-27 | 1.38% | −0.12 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-28 | 2.48% | −0.23 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-29 | 0.37% | +0.15 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-28 | 2.93% | −1.26 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-28 | 1.50% | +0.08 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-29 | 2.70% | +0.82 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-30 | 0.22% | +1.07 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-29 | 4.19% | −0.65 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-29 | 1.42% | +0.69 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 1.88% | +6.43 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | −0.85% | −1.38 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-30 | 4.84% | +1.24 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-23 | 0.73% | −2.18 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-24 | −4.54% | −6.61 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-25 | 0.53% | −0.13 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-25 | 3.60% | −0.01 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-25 | 2.91% | −0.11 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-26 | 2.07% | −0.76 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-27 | 0.66% | −0.09 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-26 | 3.61% | −0.13 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-26 | 3.02% | −1.75 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-27 | 2.83% | −9.10 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-28 | 0.75% | −5.75 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-27 | 3.74% | −5.91 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-27 | 4.77% | −6.71 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-28 | 11.93% | −3.59 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-29 | 6.50% | −4.02 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-28 | 9.64% | −15.19 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-28 | 11.48% | — |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-29 | 15.51% | — |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-30 | 10.52% | — |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-30 | 24.83% | — |
Chefs' Warehouse return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Chefs' Warehouse's return on equity increased from −24.36% to 12.67%, a change of +37.04 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 5.37%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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