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#6 CHEF — Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

B_VCP_DEVELOPING | as of 2026-09-25 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority57.50
RS rating89.63
Fundamental strength33.33
VCP score84.13
Pivot distance3.68%
AV confirmation100.00%complete
Technical chart for CHEF

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close110.27
sma50108.30
sma15086.70
sma20080.99
sma200_1m_ago75.38
pct_above_52w_low107.27
pct_below_52w_high6.27
rs_rating89.63

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingFAIL
price_tightPASS
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions2.00
contraction_depths_pct[8.01, 5.9]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.737]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high114.69
base_low105.50
base_depth_pct8.01
base_duration_weeks1.40
resistance_spread_pct0.18
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.84
atr_pct_recent3.69
atr_pct_prior3.90
atr_contraction_ratio0.95
tight_10d_range_pct8.71
raw_contraction_count10.00
raw_depths_pct[7.93, 4.83, 9.89, 4.11, 9.63, 11.57, 10.18, 8.36, 8.01, 5.9]
final_trough_age_bars3.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price114.48
distance_to_pivot_pct3.68
vcp_score_pct84.13
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct-1.55
return_3m_pct14.96
return_6m_pct82.39
return_12m_pct85.51
weighted_12m_momentum18.14
range_10d_pct8.71
range_20d_pct11.52
avg_volume_50d673,542
dollar_volume_50d74.27M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.42
accumulation_days_20d4.00
distribution_days_20d4.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingPASS
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improvingPASS
operating_margin_improvingPASS

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct60.00
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct29.41
eps_acceleration_pts30.59
eps_annual_growth_pct27.27
eps_cagr_3y_pct32.03
sales_growth_yoy_pct11.39
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct9.65
sales_acceleration_pts1.74
sales_annual_growth_pct9.37
sales_cagr_3y_pct16.66
gross_margin_pct24.30
operating_margin_pct3.13
pretax_margin_pct2.15
net_margin_pct1.64
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts0.53
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts0.74
roe_latest_fy_pct12.67
current_ratio2.18
debt_to_equity_pct123.30
cash_to_debt0.16
shares_outstanding—
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct90.00
missing_core_metrics["shares_outstanding"]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": "us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent", "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": null, "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": "us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock", "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent", "long_term_debt_current": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent", "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": null, "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": null, "short_term_investments": null, "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": "us-gaap:Liabilities", "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["capex", "r_and_d", "short_term_debt", "short_term_investments"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-03-27
latest_quarter_filed2026-04-29
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-26
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-03-27

Company metadata

symbolCHEF
cik1.52M
company_nameChefs' Warehouse, Inc.
exchange—
sic5,141
sic_descriptionWholesale-Groceries, General Line
fiscal_year_end1,226
as_of2026-09-25
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-07-29
latest_reported_eps0.78
latest_estimated_eps0.64
latest_earnings_surprise_pct21.88
avg_earnings_surprise_4q_pct27.65
positive_earnings_surprises_4q4.00
earnings_surprise_quarters_available4.00
reported_eps_yoy_growth_pct50.00
estimate_period2027-12-31
analyst_count_eps—
analyst_count_revenue—
eps_estimate_avg—
revenue_estimate_avg—
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_up_trailing_7_days0.00
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_up_trailing_30_days9.00
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_down_trailing_30_days0.00
eps_revision_up_30d9.00
eps_revision_down_30d0.00
eps_revision_net_up_30d9.00
institutional.total_institutional_holders328.00
institutional.total_institutional_shares42.92M
institutional.holders_with_increased_holdings174.00
institutional.holders_with_decreased_holdings125.00
institutional.holders_with_unchanged_holdings29.00
institutional_holder_rows328.00
institutional_total_shares42.92M
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS", "EARNINGS_ESTIMATES", "INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGS"]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
positive_surprise_quartersPASS
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30dPASS
institutional_sponsorship_presentPASS

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct100.00
available_criteria5.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATEScache_available
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGScache_available

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-09-15114.692026-09-15105.508.01—0.00
2026-09-22114.482026-09-22107.735.900.740.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
10-Q2026-07-290001517175-26-000028chef-20260626.htm
8-K2026-07-290001517175-26-000026chef-20260729.htm
8-K2026-05-110000947871-26-000509ss6310035_8k.htm
10-Q2026-04-290001517175-26-000023chef-20260327.htm
8-K2026-04-290001517175-26-000021chef-20260429.htm
8-K2026-04-240000947871-26-000469ss6243133_8k.htm
10-K2026-02-240001517175-26-000005chef-20251226.htm
8-K2026-02-110000947871-26-000110ss5935324_8k.htm
8-K2026-01-130000947871-26-000031ss5815598_8k.htm
10-Q2025-10-290001517175-25-000021chef-20250926.htm
8-K2025-10-290001517175-25-000019chef-20251029.htm
10-Q2025-07-300001628280-25-036589chef-20250627.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: