---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001517175-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHEF"
cik: "0001517175"
company_name: "Chefs' Warehouse, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:45:11.843073+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chefs' Warehouse Q1 net sales up 11.4% to $1.06B; EPS $0.40 vs $0.25

## Summary
- GAAP net income $17.4M ($0.40 diluted EPS) vs $10.3M ($0.25) in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA $60.1M, up from $47.5M; organic sales grew 10.4%.
- Gross margin improved 53 bps to 24.3% driven by specialty and center-of-plate categories.
- FY2026 guidance: net sales $4.35-4.45B, adjusted EBITDA $276-286M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001517175-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHEF
- cik: 0001517175
- company_name: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000021/0001517175-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000021/chef-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 27, 2026 results: revenue $1.06 billion, net income $17.4 million, EPS $0.40 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 27, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.06 billion
  - Net income: $17.4 million
  - EPS: $0.40 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: East, and Canada, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 27, 2026. Financial highlights for the first quarter of 2026: • Net sales increased 11.4% to $1.06 billion for the first quarter of 2026 from $950.7 million for the first quarter of 2025. • GAAP net income was $17.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717526000021/0001517175-26-000021-index.htm

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