The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CHEF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.5b

Chefs' Warehouse Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NasdaqGS:CHEF Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
14 Aug 26SellUS$11,011,085Christopher PappasIndividual100,000US$110.47
14 Aug 26SellUS$308,224Christina PolychroniIndividual2,752US$112.00
14 Aug 26SellUS$3,851,810Alexandros AldousIndividual34,700US$113.19
14 Aug 26SellUS$32,079Alexandros AldousIndividual300US$106.93
19 May 26SellUS$356,428Christina PolychroniIndividual4,500US$79.21
05 May 26SellUS$9,750,000Christopher PappasIndividual125,000US$78.00
02 Mar 26SellUS$437,079Christina PolychroniIndividual6,401US$71.33
27 Feb 26SellUS$2,100,990Alexandros AldousIndividual29,500US$71.22
04 Nov 25SellUS$1,366,420James LeddyIndividual22,000US$62.11

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: CHEF insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of CHEF?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
State or Government9,8220.0219%
Individual Insiders3,835,7138.56%
Institutions40,960,37191.4%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 74.99% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
14.8%
BlackRock, Inc.
6,039,964US$669.5m4.35%0.01%
5.86%
Wellington Management Group LLP
2,390,951US$265.0m-29%0.04%
5.22%
Christopher Pappas
2,130,273US$236.1m-4.48%no data
4.61%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
1,882,386US$208.7m0.63%no data
3.69%
State Street Investment Management
1,507,277US$167.1m6.83%no data
3.52%
JP Morgan Asset Management
1,434,417US$159.0m-13.5%0.01%
3.32%
Victory Capital Management Inc.
1,354,101US$150.1m-20.9%0.08%
3.22%
John Pappas
1,313,264US$145.6m0%no data
2.64%
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1,075,880US$119.3m-12.6%0.03%
2.45%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
1,000,925US$111.0m5.56%no data
2.43%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
992,743US$110.0m1.56%0.01%
2.36%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
963,665US$106.8m6.33%no data
2.32%
FMR LLC
947,458US$105.0m11.3%no data
2.31%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
943,154US$104.5m-19.9%0.02%
2.2%
Nomura Investment Management Business Trust
898,627US$99.6m-30.2%0.12%
1.88%
Select Equity Group, L.P.
765,435US$84.8m38.7%0.44%
1.63%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
664,493US$73.7m118%0.05%
1.6%
Kennedy Capital Management LLC
652,042US$72.3m-3.78%1.36%
1.57%
Invesco Ltd.
639,805US$70.9m-25.4%0.02%
1.41%
Jennison Associates LLC
577,047US$64.0m-5.79%0.04%
1.3%
Thrivent Investment Management Inc.
531,461US$58.9m236%0.09%
1.25%
Federated Hermes, Inc.
508,907US$56.4m0.01%0.08%
1.21%
Northern Trust Global Investments
493,545US$54.7m8.09%0.01%
1.09%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
443,307US$49.1m2.02%0.01%
1.08%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
440,161US$48.8m194%0.01%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/20 06:33
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/18 00:00
Earnings2026/06/26
Annual Earnings2025/12/26

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kelly BaniaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Peter SalehBTIG
Lynne CollierCanaccord Genuity