CHEF

Chefs' WarehouseC

Nasdaq / Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

At close

2026-07-22

Current thesis

Primary-source evidence supports a constructive operating read: CHEF delivered double-digit revenue growth, organic case and pound growth, and margin expansion in Q1, while maintaining full-year guidance after a strong start. If that cadence persists into Q2, the market can justify modest upward estimate revisions.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-29 · BMO.

What can break

Exposure to independent restaurants and hospitality leaves demand sensitive to discretionary spending and local traffic conditions.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $79.00 · Bull $88.00 · Bear $68.00

Earnings

2026-07-29 · BMO

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-22

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-22 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-22 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-05-01 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-22

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $102.44

Why

Momentum85 · Δ7d -2.9

Value46 · Δ7d +0.7

Sentiment40 · Δ7d +2.7

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-2.9

Δ21d

-4.7

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+0.7

Δ21d

+0.6

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+2.7

Δ21d

-1.1

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 84.9 / Value 46.1 / Sentiment 40.3

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-22

Market Cap

$3.83B

Beta

1.30

Shares Out

40.78M

P/E (TTM)

35.3

P/S (TTM)

0.61

P/FCF (TTM)

28.66

Rev YoY

+11.4%

EPS YoY

+61.4%

Gross Margin

+24.3%

Op Margin

+3.7%

Net Debt

$853.92M

Current Ratio

2.18

As of 2026-07-22 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology