The Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF) Free Cash Flow

Price: $58.45
Market Cap: $2.40B
Avg Volume: 572.44K
Country: US
Industry: Food Distribution
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Beta: 1.896
52W Range: $35.44-66.51
Website: The Chefs' Warehouse

What is The Chefs' Warehouse's Free Cash Flow?

  • The Chefs' Warehouse's annual free cash flow as of FY 2024 is $103.56M.
  • The Chefs' Warehouse's quarterly free cash flow as of QQ1 2025 is $37.22M.

What is Free Cash Flow?

Free cash flow (FCF) is a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It represents the cash that a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. FCF is important because it allows a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value.

How is Free Cash Flow calculated?

The formula for free cash flow is:

Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

This metric helps investors understand the company's ability to generate cash and its potential to pay dividends or expand.

Related Metrics

Other important metrics to assess The Chefs' Warehouse's free cash flow financial health include:

  • Free Cash Flow Growth - the rate at which a company's free cash flow is growing:
    • Annual Growth: 2358.57%
  • Free Cash Flow Per Share - free cash flow divided by the number of shares outstanding:
    • Annual: $2.73
  • Free Cash Flow Yield - free cash flow divided by the market capitalization:
    • Annual: 5.61%

These metrics provide insights into The Chefs' Warehouse's financial health and its ability to generate cash. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.

Annual Free Cash Flow

$103.56M

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

$37.22M

Historical Annual Free Cash Flow
$120.00M$120.00M$80.00M$80.00M$40.00M$40.00M$0.00$0.00-$40.00M-$40.00M-$80.00M-$80.00MFree Cash Flow (Annual)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Historical Quarterly Free Cash Flow
$80.00M$80.00M$60.00M$60.00M$40.00M$40.00M$20.00M$20.00M$0.00$0.00-$20.00M-$20.00M-$40.00M-$40.00MFree Cash Flow (Quarterly)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Annual Free Cash Flow Growth
2800.00%2800.00%2100.00%2100.00%1400.00%1400.00%700.00%700.00%0.00%0.00%-700.00%-700.00%Free Cash Flow Growth (%)20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025
Annual Free Cash Flow Per Share
$3.00$3.00$2.00$2.00$1.00$1.00$0.00$0.00$-1.00$-1.00$-2.00$-2.00Free Cash Flow Per Share20162016201720172018201820192019202020202021202120222022202320232024202420252025

The Chefs' Warehouse Historical Financial Metrics

The table below shows various financial metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2024.

Year Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Growth Free Cash Flow Per Share Free Cash Flow Yield
2024 $103.56M 2358.57% $2.73 5.61%
2023 $4.21M 118.54% $0.11 0.38%
2022 $-22.71M 61.30% $-0.61 -1.84%
2021 $-58.70M -263.76% $-1.60 -4.90%
2020 $35.84M 23.90% $1.06 4.45%
2019 $28.93M 14.51% $0.98 2.58%
2018 $25.27M 31.68% $0.88 2.81%
2017 $19.19M -13.93% $0.73 3.58%
2016 $22.29M 38.70% $0.86 5.44%
2015 $16.07M 211.53% $0.63 3.62%

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