CHEF PEER ANALYSIS

The Chefs Warehouse Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CHEFThe Chefs Warehouse Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Food Distribution

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CHEFIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CHEF	MTS	BNZL	KUVVA	Ind. Median
P/E	55.46	11.85●	19.10	—	26.24
P/B	7.24	1.94●	3.14	9.08	3.14
EV/EBITDA	12.80	6.90●	9.59	11.55	12.80
P/S	1.03	0.19●	0.74	4.90	0.59

Financial Health
Metric	CHEF	MTS	BNZL	KUVVA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.18●	1.07	1.39	0.28	1.37
Debt/Equity	160.7%	111.4%	103.8%●	115.0%	111.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.08	2.46	2.03	1.29●	2.08

Profitability
Metric	CHEF	MTS	BNZL	KUVVA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	1.9%	1.6%	3.9%●	-32.5%	1.7%
ROE	13.8%	16.7%●	16.3%	-38.7%	9.8%
ROA	4.2%	4.0%	5.1%●	-9.4%	4.0%
EBITDA Margin	9.7%	4.3%	9.8%	47.7%●	4.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CHEF	MTS	BNZL	KUVVA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.0%	0.2%	2.1%	125.1%●	2.1%
NI Growth	24.4%●	-1.5%	-5.8%	—	-1.5%
Div. Yield	—	6.1%●	2.8%	0.0%	2.6%
Payout	—	69.4%	52.7%	0.0%	52.7%

Valuation
Metric	CHEF	UNFI	ANDE	PFGC	AVO	USFD	Ind. Median
P/E	55.46	—	17.62●	54.05	38.74	34.41	26.24
P/B	7.24	1.79	1.79	3.76	1.53●	5.38	3.14
EV/EBITDA	12.80	14.17	9.75●	15.57	11.95	17.08	12.80
P/S	1.03	0.09●	0.21	0.27	0.71	0.59	0.59

Financial Health
Metric	CHEF	UNFI	ANDE	PFGC	AVO	USFD	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.18●	1.33	1.37	1.52	1.91	1.14	1.37
Debt/Equity	160.7%	197.3%	103.2%	166.8%	37.6%●	119.2%	111.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.08	7.39	3.44	4.77	2.07●	3.08	2.08

Profitability
Metric	CHEF	UNFI	ANDE	PFGC	AVO	USFD	Ind. Median
Net Margin	1.9%●	-0.1%	1.2%	0.5%	1.8%	1.7%	1.7%
ROE	13.8%	-2.4%	9.8%	7.3%	4.0%	15.1%●	9.8%
ROA	4.2%	-0.5%	3.3%	1.8%	2.3%	4.9%●	4.0%
EBITDA Margin	9.7%●	1.3%	3.3%	2.5%	7.2%	4.2%	4.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CHEF	UNFI	ANDE	PFGC	AVO	USFD	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.0%●	-3.2%	-2.0%	8.4%	-10.5%	3.7%	2.1%
NI Growth	24.4%	—	18.3%	-12.4%	-37.9%	28.5%●	-1.5%
Div. Yield	—	—	1.2%	—	—	—	2.6%
Payout	—	—	21.0%	—	—	—	52.7%

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