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The company

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

CHEF · Nasdaq

Consumer StaplesFood DistributionLeading

CHEF stood above a rising 150-day average in 37 of the last 52 weekly readings, including each of the last 25 weeks. It is 19.4% above that average now. Food Distribution: 30% of its 10 stocks in an uptrend (+10 points in four weeks); Consumer Staples: 25% (+4 points in four weeks).

SEC filings

Statistics

Rotation: Leading
Weeks in an uptrend: 25 in a row
Industry in uptrend: 30% +10 in 4 wk
Insider buys, 12 months: $0
Insider sales, 12 months: $70.1M
Officials’ trades on record: 8
Institutions holding: 262 (+35)

In the rotation

Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 37 of 52 weeks.

22 Apr – 21 Oct

Food Distribution: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has climbed sharply over four weeks. Consumer Staples: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been climbing.

Money in and out

1 Nov 2024 – 1 Oct 2026

Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.

Congress and officials

8 disclosed lines: House 7, Senate 1, executive 0; 2 people.

Who	Did	Amount	Traded
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	sold	$1k–$15k	2 Mar 2015filed 18 Mar 2015
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	sold	$1k–$15k	27 Feb 2015filed 4 Mar 2015
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	sold	$1k–$15k	26 Feb 2015filed 4 Mar 2015
Thom Tillis Senate: U.S. Senate eFDSenator	soldjoint	$1k–$15k	13 Feb 2015filed 26 Feb 2015
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	bought	$1k–$15k	22 Apr 2014filed 2 May 2014
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	bought	$1k–$15k	17 Apr 2014filed 2 May 2014
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	bought	$1k–$15k	16 Apr 2014filed 2 May 2014
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	bought	$1k–$15k	15 Apr 2014filed 2 May 2014

Insiders

Buy orders, 12 months0

Sale orders, 12 months11

Buyers · sellers0 · 5

Who	Did	Shares	Traded
Christopher PappasPresident and CEO	sold	50,000at $110.47	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Christopher PappasPresident and CEO	sold	50,000at $109.75	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Christina PolychroniChief Human Resources Officer	sold	2,752at $112.00	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel	sold	6,172at $113.19	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel	sold	8,364at $112.16	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel	sold	9,514at $110.93	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel	sold	3,380at $110.16	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel	sold	4,213at $108.78	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel	sold	3,057at $107.65	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Alexandros AldousGeneral Counsel	sold	300at $106.93	14 Aug 2026filed 18 Aug 2026
Christina PolychroniChief Human Resources Officer	sold	4,500at $79.21	19 May 2026filed 20 May 2026
Christopher PappasPresident and CEO	sold	125,000at $78.00	5 May 2026filed 5 May 2026

Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.

Institutions

Holders262+35 on the quarter

New · exited68 · 32

Reported value$3.7B

Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.

Manager	Shares	Change
BlackRock, Inc.added · filed 7 Aug 2026	6,039,964$580.4M	+251,995+4.4%
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPreduced · filed 14 Aug 2026	2,390,951$229.8M	-978,651−29.0%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026	1,621,521$155.8M	+3,629+0.2%
JPMORGAN CHASE & COnew · filed 12 Aug 2026	1,557,862$148.6M	+1,557,862
STATE STREET CORPadded · filed 7 Aug 2026	1,507,277$144.8M	+96,374+6.8%
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCreduced · filed 7 Aug 2026	1,354,101$130.1M	-356,781−20.9%
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.reduced · filed 14 Aug 2026	1,075,880$64.0M	-155,678−12.6%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026	1,000,925$96.2M	+52,703+5.6%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPadded · filed 11 Aug 2026	992,743$95.4M	+15,279+1.6%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026	963,665$92.6M	+57,374+6.3%

31 Mar 2023 – 30 Jun 2026

News

The Whey to the Kitchen: Michele Glancey of the Chefs' Warehouseheritageradionetwork.org · 7 Oct 2026 Halperns sues former seafood director over move to Chefs' Warehouse subsidiaryundercurrentnews.com · 29 Sep 2026 Chefs' Warehouse's 2026 Outlook: Scaling Distribution Network to Capture Market Sharefool.com · 28 Sep 2026

Everyone who traded it

Alexandros Aldous General Counsel · last 14 Aug 20260 · 12

Christina Polychroni Chief Human Resources Officer · last 14 Aug 20260 · 4

Christopher Pappas President and CEO · last 14 Aug 20260 · 8

Aylwin B. Lewis Director · last 8 May 20260 · 0

Debra Walton Director · last 8 May 20260 · 0

Lester Owens Director · last 8 May 20260 · 0

Richard N. Peretz Director · last 8 May 20260 · 0

Steven F. Goldstone Director · last 8 May 20260 · 0

Wendy M. Weinstein Director · last 8 May 20260 · 0

James Leddy Chief Financial Officer · last 4 Mar 20260 · 6

John Pappas Vice Chairman and COO · last 4 Mar 20260 · 34

Tim McCauley Chief Accounting Officer · last 4 Mar 20260 · 8

Same industry

MWYN Marwynn HoldingsLeading+131%

USFD US Foods HoldingJust started moving+7%

SYY SyscoAbove a falling average+4%

PFGC Performance Food GroupSetting up-2%

UNFI United Natural FoodsSetting up-3%

DPZ Domino's PizzaSetting up-5%

HFFG HF Foods GroupNot moving yet-16%

DIT AMCON DistributingNot moving yet-18%

Distance from each stock’s own 150-day average.

Government contracts

No federal award is tied to it.

From its SEC filings

Profit per saleFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 202524.2%

Operating profit marginFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 20253.5%

Free cash flow marginFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 20252.1%

Return on capital employedFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 20259.3%

Cash conversionFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 2025179%

Debt to equityFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 20251.12×

Share count trendFY 2025 · to 9 Feb 20260.0%

Cash and equivalentsFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 2025$121.0M

Free cash flowFY 2025 · to 26 Dec 2025$87.8M

Analyst forecasts

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