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sellModerate cluster of 4

Christopher Pappas sold $6.0M of CHEF

President and CEO at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.. 95,908 shares at an average of $62.53, traded Mar 3, 2026, filed Mar 3, 2026.

Warning score
50
Value
$6.0M
95,908 shares
Holdings after
2,398,522
-4% from before
From 52-week low
+27%
low $49.08, close $62.43
From 52-week high
-14%
high $72.43, as of Mar 3, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $6.0M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 3.8% of holdings
    0
  • Cluster
    4 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m -7.8%, 3m +24.4%, 6m +85.0%.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

CHEFOct 13, 2026 · close 107.79
Since filing Mar 3, 2026: +72.7%SPY +15.3% · excess +57.4%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0000947871-26-000226, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Feb 28, 2026FTax withholding
Common Stock
-3,965$71.39$283k2,328,886Mar 3, 2026
Mar 2, 2026GGift
Common Stockindirect: By GRATs
-60,392$0.00$062,639Mar 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+95,908$20.23$1.9M2,494,430Mar 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-95,908$62.53$6.0M2,398,522Mar 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026MOption exercise
Price-Based Stock Options (Right to Buy)derivative
-95,908$0.00$00Mar 3, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
75Notable
CHEFsell 3
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Alexandros Aldous
General Counsel
$3.9M
35,000 shares
-50%
65Notable
CHEFsell 3
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Christopher Pappas
President and CEO
$11M
100,000 shares
-5%
49Moderate
CHEFsell 3
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Christina Polychroni
Chief Human Resources Officer
$308k
2,752 shares
-11%
43Moderate
CHEFsell 2
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Christina Polychroni
Chief Human Resources Officer
$356k
4,500 shares
-15%
58Moderate
CHEFsell 2
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Christopher Pappas
President and CEO
$9.8M
125,000 shares
-5%
65Notable
CHEFsell 4
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Alexandros Aldous
General Counsel
$2.1M
29,500 shares
-29%
52Moderate
CHEFsell 4
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Christina Polychroni
Chief Human Resources Officer
$437k
6,401 shares
-17%
33Weak
CHEFsell 410b5-1
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Tim McCauley
Chief Accounting Officer
$525k
7,500 shares
-14%
52Moderate
CHEFsell
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
James Leddy
Chief Financial Officer
$1.4M
22,000 shares
-15%
30Weak
CHEFsell10b5-1
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Tim McCauley
Chief Accounting Officer
$1.1M
17,500 shares
-25%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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