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CHEF Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 2/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $5M, Q1 2025: $5M, Q3 2024: $0M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $3M (-100%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-79M), cannot compute buyback ratio

Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $12M (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 11565291.6x more than bought. 4 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Pappas Christopher (President and CEO) sold 95,908 shares on 2026-03-03
  • Polychroni Christina (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 3,084 shares on 2026-02-27
  • Polychroni Christina (Chief Human Resources Officer) sold 3,317 shares on 2026-03-02
  • McCauley Tim (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 7,500 shares on 2026-02-18
  • Leddy James (Chief Financial Officer) sold 22,000 shares on 2025-11-04
  • McCauley Tim (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 12,500 shares on 2025-07-14
  • McCauley Tim (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 5,000 shares on 2025-07-14