Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

CHEF US Consumer Staples Food Distributors
S&P 600
$110.45
+0.62%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Consumer StaplesFood Distributors
$110.45
Close used for this calculation
$39.87Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
36/100
Profitability13/25
Returns6/25
Balance Sheet15/25
Efficiency2/25
Growth6/25
Average
Quality radar
36Prof.13/25Ret.6/25Eff.2/25B.Sht15/25Growth6/25

Consensus fair value

$39.87
Above FV
▼ -63.9% against the close used
Model range $19.45 – $61.02
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$19.45Fair value$39.87Bull$61.02
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $54.6052W high $115.52

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. closed at $110.45, 177.0% above the consensus fair value of $39.87 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 36/100 — Average. P/E of 65.7x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$40.46
-63.4%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$22.35
-79.8%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=1.68, BVPS=13.21 · outside Graham range (P/E 65.7, P/B 8.4) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$33.60
-69.6%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=1.68, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$21.44
-80.6%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=1.68, g=12.8%
EV/EBITDA
$61.02
-44.8%
(EBITDA × 16.4x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=198.76M
Book Value (P/B)
$19.45
-82.4%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=13.21, ROE=11.9%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$110.45
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 23.3% | Historical: 12.8%
Margin of Safety
$24.10
-78.2%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=32.14, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.