Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 44.12 as of 2026-10-06T15:41:20.840Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T10:10:44.188Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T15:41:20.840Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-06T15:40:29.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: e66bcc0ddf39143ee46e894d967c29ed68866799cccc03424ae5ed189b8d1b3e
Forward PE Ratio (44.12) = Dated Quote Price ($111.99) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.54)
FORWARD PE RATIO
44.12
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
15.02
median of 78 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+193.84%
vs the sector median at left
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Market Cap
$4.57B
Forward PE Ratio
44.12
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) | $4.57B | 44.12 |
| Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE)vs › | $4.02B | 15.11 |
| Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI)vs › | $5.24B | 18.80 |
| Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR)vs › | $5.29B | 18.16 |
| PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT)vs › | $5.31B | 27.29 |
| Inter Parfums, Inc. (IPAR)vs › | $3.68B | 23.51 |
| Campbell Soup Company (CPB)vs › | $5.70B | 11.29 |
| Stride, Inc. (LRN)vs › | $3.37B | 10.69 |
| Post Holdings, Inc. (POST)vs › | $3.34B | 10.23 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (SFM)vs › | $5.97B | 11.53 |
Trailing P/E
53.3
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
44.1
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-26
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.54 implies +21.0% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $2.10.
At the dated quote price of $111.99, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-26 | $2.54 | $2.50 – $2.58 | 4 | 44.1x |
| 2027-12-26 | $3.06 | $2.95 – $3.17 | 4 | 36.6x |
| 2028-12-26 | $3.40 | $3.20 – $3.60 | 2 | 32.9x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
