CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC.'s cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-26: from running the business, $129.22M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-26: from investing, $46.76M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-26: from financing, $76.22M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-26: change in cash, $6.33M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-26 | $129.22M | -$46.76M | -$15.00M | | -$13.00M | | -$20.00M* | -$11.99M | $0.00 | | -$16.22M* | $6.33M |
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| 2024-12-27 | $153.06M | -$49.82M | -$17.39M | | -$23.00M | $0.00 | $20.00M* | -$7.41M | $175.00K | | -$10.86M* | $64.78M |
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| 2023-12-29 | $61.64M | -$179.31M | $0.00 | | -$29.00M | $0.00 | $57.78M* | -$2.13M | $55.00K | | -$17.69M* | -$108.92M |
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| 2022-12-30 | $23.13M | -$232.02M | $0.00 | | -$327.74M | $587.50M | $22.22M | -$2.67M | $0.00 | -$3.79M | | $43.65M |
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| 2021-12-24 | -$19.90M | -$48.99M | | | -$32.88M | $51.75M | -$20.00M* | -$1.83M | $0.00 | -$83.00K | -$6.18M* | -$78.13M |
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| 2020-12-25 | $42.88M | -$67.97M | | | | $0.00 | $40.00M* | -$3.67M | $85.94M | -$2.93M | -$41.29M* | $53.05M |
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| 2019-12-27 | $45.01M | -$44.15M | | | | $150.00M | -$44.18M* | -$1.02M | $0.00 | -$2.41M | -$5.43M* | $97.82M |
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| 2018-12-28 | $45.08M | -$33.69M | | | | $0.00 | $44.18M* | -$764.00K | $0.00 | -$3.00M | -$50.86M* | $906.00K |
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| 2017-12-29 | $31.50M | -$42.41M | | | | $0.00 | $0.00* | -$500.00K | $34.02M | -$500.00K* | -$13.59M* | $8.64M |
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| 2016-12-30 | $38.91M | -$35.81M | | | | | -$93.38M* | -$569.00K | | -$6.74M* | $127.93M* | $30.41M |
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| 2015-12-25 | $37.73M | -$129.30M | | | | | $93.38M* | -$1.09M | | -$1.34M* | | -$874.00K |
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| 2014-12-26 | $9.80M | -$23.67M | | | | | $0.00* | -$491.00K | | $110.00K* | -$2.32M* | -$16.69M |
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| 2013-12-27 | $10.64M | -$89.70M | | | | | -$75.00M* | -$269.00K | $75.04M | $30.00K | $98.93M* | $19.90M |
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| 2012-12-28 | $8.39M | -$75.71M | | | | $40.00M | $57.62M* | -$346.00K | | | -$31.87M* | -$1.92M |
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| 2011-12-30 | $16.72M | -$19.83M | | | | $30.00M | $5.16M* | -$692.00K | | | -$31.30M* | $55.00K |
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| 2010-12-24 | $13.52M | -$4.87M | | -$1.60M | | $97.50M | | | | -$394.00K | -$103.06M* | $1.10M |
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| 2009-12-25 | $11.88M | -$4.83M | | -$146.00K | | | | | | -$660.00K | -$6.97M* | -$716.00K |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-03-27 | $38.26M | -$7.70M | -$10.00M | | -$5.75M | | $0.00 | -$10.11M | $2.04M | | -$4.95M* | $1.73M |
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| 2025-12-26 | $73.87M* | -$13.42M* | $1.00K* | | -$750.00K* | | $0.00* | -$161.00K* | $0.00* | | -$3.72M* | |
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| 2025-09-26 | -$8.72M* | -$11.02M* | -$5.00M* | | -$750.00K* | | $0.00* | -$197.00K* | | $0.00* | -$6.00M* | |
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| 2025-06-27 | $14.50M* | -$9.98M* | -$10.00M* | | -$10.75M* | | $0.00* | -$227.00K* | | $0.00* | -$3.25M* | |
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| 2025-03-28 | $49.57M | -$12.34M | $0.00 | | -$750.00K | | -$20.00M | -$11.41M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$3.25M* | $1.88M |
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| 2024-12-27 | $73.00M* | -$8.38M* | -$7.39M* | | -$4.50M* | | $13.20M* | -$35.00K* | $120.00K* | | -$2.06M* | |
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| 2024-09-27 | $19.83M* | -$8.01M* | $0.00* | | -$4.00M* | | $5.99M* | -$94.00K* | | -$250.00K* | -$1.11M* | |
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| 2024-06-28 | $29.33M* | -$16.06M* | -$5.00M* | | -$7.75M* | | $0.00* | -$210.00K* | | -$2.25M* | -$1.90M* | |
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| 2024-03-29 | $30.90M | -$17.38M | -$5.00M | | -$6.75M | | $0.00 | -$7.07M | | -$1.30M | -$1.13M* | -$7.61M |
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| 2023-12-29 | $41.59M* | -$23.58M* | $0.00* | | $1.45M* | $0.00* | $7.78M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | -$10.69M* | |
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| 2023-09-29 | $9.26M* | -$12.99M* | $0.00* | | -$20.21M* | | $0.00* | -$19.00K* | | -$440.00K* | -$1.85M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $13.04M* | -$83.10M* | $0.00* | | -$7.01M* | | | -$352.00K* | | -$3.21M* | $48.71M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | -$2.26M | -$59.63M | $0.00 | | -$3.23M | | | -$1.76M | | $0.00 | | -$67.06M |
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| 2022-12-30 | -$8.61M* | -$138.35M* | | | | $287.50M* | $42.22M* | -$90.00K* | $0.00* | -$1.25M* | -$167.42M* | |
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| 2022-09-23 | $11.97M* | -$18.18M* | | | | $300.00M* | -$20.00M* | -$26.00K* | | -$538.00K* | -$179.45M* | |
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| 2022-06-24 | $9.50M* | -$33.29M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$518.00K* | | | -$3.36M* | |
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| 2022-03-25 | $10.28M | -$42.21M | | | | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$2.04M | | | -$1.81M* | -$35.72M |
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| 2021-12-24 | $6.43M* | -$23.84M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$37.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.69M* | |
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| 2021-09-24 | -$2.41M* | -$8.41M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$305.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.55M* | |
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| 2021-06-25 | -$12.26M* | -$13.84M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$295.00K* | | -$83.00K* | -$1.54M* | |
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| 2021-03-26 | -$11.66M | -$2.90M | | | | $51.75M | -$20.00M* | -$1.19M | | $0.00 | -$34.28M* | -$18.28M |
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| 2020-12-25 | -$10.99M* | -$2.12M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$893.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.51M* | |
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| 2020-09-25 | $6.29M* | $2.00M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$50.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$1.49M* | |
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| 2020-06-26 | $25.59M* | -$1.31M* | | | | $0.00* | -$60.00M* | -$1.89M* | $0.00* | -$2.43M* | $48.33M* | |
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| 2020-03-27 | $21.98M | -$66.54M | | | | $0.00 | $100.00M* | -$838.00K | $0.00 | -$500.00K | -$687.00K* | $53.28M |
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| 2019-12-27 | $21.46M* | -$3.77M* | | | | | -$43.22M* | -$21.00K* | $0.00* | -$1.45M* | $145.72M* | |
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| 2019-09-27 | $1.66M* | -$3.54M* | | | | | $0.00* | -$133.00K* | $0.00* | -$767.00K* | | |
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| 2019-06-28 | $14.50M* | -$4.73M* | | | | | $0.00* | -$126.00K* | $146.00K* | -$200.00K* | -$2.64M* | |
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| 2019-03-29 | $7.39M | -$32.12M | | | | | $0.00 | -$742.00K | $412.00K | $0.00 | | -$25.09M |
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| 2018-12-28 | $11.58M* | -$12.41M* | | | | | -$2.92M* | -$73.00K* | $0.00* | -$3.00M* | -$626.00K* | -$7.45M* |
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| 2018-09-28 | $14.59M* | -$3.86M* | | | -$47.11M* | | $0.00* | -$120.00K* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $10.26M* |
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| 2018-06-29 | $8.38M* | -$12.13M* | | | -$1.07M* | | | -$99.00K* | $0.00* | | -$534.00K* | -$5.48M* |
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| 2018-03-30 | $10.54M | -$5.28M | | | -$1.18M | | | -$472.00K | $0.00 | | | $3.57M |
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| 2017-12-29 | $8.29M* | -$2.82M* | | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$45.00K* | | $0.00* | $32.07M* | $37.43M* |
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| 2017-09-29 | $1.53M* | -$33.21M* | | | -$1.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$136.00K* | | $0.00* | | -$32.93M* |
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| 2017-06-30 | $13.55M* | -$2.61M* | | | -$9.25M* | | $0.00* | -$79.00K* | | | -$500.00K* | $1.20M* |
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| 2017-03-31 | $8.12M | -$3.76M | | | -$1.19M | | $0.00* | -$240.00K | | | | $2.94M |
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| 2016-12-30 | $17.71M* | -$4.54M* | | | | | $0.00* | -$17.00K* | | -$4.08M* | -$2.32M* | $6.67M* |
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| 2016-09-23 | $17.91M* | -$23.24M* | | | -$26.18M* | $13.86M* | $0.00* | -$128.00K* | | -$2.66M* | -$1.50M* | -$22.06M* |
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| 2016-06-24 | -$5.61M* | -$4.87M* | | | -$128.58M* | | -$90.00M* | -$127.00K* | | | $274.54M* | $45.51M* |
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| 2016-03-25 | $8.91M | -$3.16M | | | -$1.90M | | -$3.38M* | -$297.00K | | | | $291.00K |
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| 2015-12-25 | $20.98M* | -$2.41M* | | | | | -$618.00K* | -$32.00K* | | $0.00* | -$16.84M* | $969.00K* |
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| 2015-09-25 | $10.23M* | $10.64M* | | | -$1.90M* | | -$18.90M* | -$191.00K* | | $0.00* | -$628.00K* | -$886.00K* |
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| 2015-06-26 | -$695.00K* | -$130.00M* | | | -$3.56M* | | $110.30M* | -$647.00K* | | $0.00* | $25.00M* | $411.00K* |
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| 2015-03-27 | $7.21M | -$7.54M | | | -$1.88M | | $2.60M* | -$222.00K | | -$1.42M | | -$1.37M |
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| 2014-12-26 | $9.17M* | -$8.35M* | | | | | | -$5.00K* | | | -$2.57M* | -$1.83M* |
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| 2014-09-26 | -$2.42M* | -$5.08M* | | | | | | -$212.00K* | | | -$1.81M* | -$9.55M* |
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| 2014-06-27 | -$7.42M* | -$4.43M* | | | | | | -$41.00K* | | | | -$11.42M* |
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| 2014-03-28 | $10.46M | -$5.82M | | | | | | -$233.00K | | | $1.73M* | $6.11M |
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| 2013-12-27 | -$4.11M* | -$29.68M* | | | | | $0.00* | $1.00K* | -$23.00K* | | -$959.00K* | -$34.60M* |
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| 2013-09-27 | -$6.07M* | -$2.69M* | | | -$87.00K* | | -$15.00M* | -$207.00K* | | | $76.41M* | $52.31M* |
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| 2013-06-28 | $7.36M* | -$34.06M* | | | -$1.52M* | | -$70.50M* | $0.00* | | | $99.69M* | $1.07M* |
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| 2013-03-29 | $13.46M | -$23.27M | | | | | $10.50M* | -$63.00K | | | | $1.12M |
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| 2012-12-28 | -$934.00K* | $305.00K* | | | | $0.00* | -$1.40M* | $0.00* | | | | -$2.08M* |
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| 2012-09-28 | $1.82M* | -$54.50M* | | | -$1.03M* | $0.00* | $53.80M* | | | | | -$242.00K* |
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| 2012-06-29 | $2.73M* | -$20.80M* | | | -$26.03M* | | | | | | $44.49M* | $391.00K* |
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| 2012-03-30 | $4.77M | -$712.00K | | | -$3.03M | | | | | | -$1.02M* | $12.00K |
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| 2011-12-30 | $10.25M* | -$9.45M* | | | | $0.00* | | | -$197.00K* | | | $489.00K* |
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| 2011-09-23 | -$1.95M* | -$652.00K* | | | -$88.99M* | | | | | | $91.71M* | $125.00K* |
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| 2011-06-24 | $5.28M* | -$9.34M* | | | | | | | | | $4.62M* | $563.00K* |
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| 2011-03-25 | $3.14M | -$389.00K | | | | | | | | | -$3.87M* | -$1.12M |
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| 2010-12-24 | $5.38M* | -$130.00K* | | $0.00* | | $91.04M* | | | | | -$95.48M* | $818.00K* |
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| 2010-09-24 | $2.97M* | -$170.00K* | | -$229.00K* | -$98.00K* | -$625.00K* | | | | | -$1.92M* | -$70.00K* |
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