The earnings call reflects a positive outlook for Chefs' Warehouse. The company demonstrated strong financial performance with revenue, gross profit, and EBITDA growth, alongside strategic initiatives such as share repurchases and improved employee satisfaction. However, challenges included higher operating expenses and some inflationary pressures. Overall, the positive aspects significantly outweigh the challenges.

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Q3 2025

During the Chefs' Warehouse Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call, the company provided robust guidance with several key metrics highlighting their financial performance and projections. Net sales for the second quarter increased by 8.4% to $1.035 billion, driven by specialty sales growth of 8.7% and unique customer growth of 3.6%. Specialty case growth, excluding the impact of a Texas produce program elimination, was 5.8% year-over-year. Gross profit increased by 11.1% to $254.3 million, with gross profit margins rising by 59 basis points to 24.6%. Adjusted EBITDA grew to $65.4 million from $56.2 million in the prior year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2025 guidance, projecting net sales between $4 billion and $4.06 billion, with gross profit expected to be between $964 million and $979 million. Additionally, adjusted EBITDA is anticipated to reach between $240 million and $250 million. The company also highlighted a reduction in net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio to 2.3x.

Strong Revenue Growth

Net sales for the second quarter of 2025 increased approximately 8.4% to $1.035 billion from $954.7 million in the second quarter of 2024.

Improvement in Gross Profit

Gross profit increased 11.1% to $254.3 million for the second quarter of 2025 versus $229 million for the second quarter of 2024. Gross profit margins increased approximately 59 basis points to 24.6%.

Adjusted EBITDA Growth

Adjusted EBITDA of $65.4 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $56.2 million for the prior year second quarter.

Positive Operating Income

Operating income for the second quarter of 2025 was $40.2 million compared to $33.9 million for the second quarter of 2024.

Great Place to Work Certification

Chefs' Warehouse achieved the Great Place to Work certification for the fourth consecutive year.

Repurchase of Shares

During the quarter, approximately 160,000 shares were repurchased under the $100 million authorized buyback program.

Raised Full Year Guidance

The company raised its full year guidance for 2025, estimating net sales to be in the range of $4 billion to $4.06 billion and adjusted EBITDA to be between $240 million and $250 million.

The Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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CHEF Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Oct 29, 2025	2025 (Q3)	0.42 / -	0.36	―	―	―
Jul 30, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.46 / 0.52	0.4	30.00% (+0.12)
Apr 30, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.20 / 0.25	0.15	66.67% (+0.10)
Feb 12, 2025	2024 (Q4)	0.50 / 0.55	0.47	17.02% (+0.08)
Oct 30, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.34 / 0.36	0.33	9.09% (+0.03)
Jul 31, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.37 / 0.40	0.35	14.29% (+0.05)	―
May 01, 2024	2024 (Q1)	0.07 / 0.15	0.12	25.00% (+0.03)	―
Feb 14, 2024	2023 (Q4)	0.41 / 0.47	0.48	-2.08% (-0.01)	―
Nov 01, 2023	2023 (Q3)	0.34 / 0.33	0.41	-19.51% (-0.08)	―
Aug 02, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.47 / 0.35	0.51	-31.37% (-0.16)

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CHEF Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Jul 30, 2025	$61.56	$66.92	+8.71%
Apr 30, 2025	$53.28	$56.97	+6.93%
Feb 12, 2025	$54.48	$59.61	+9.42%
Oct 30, 2024	$41.22	$39.26	-4.75%

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