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Record Sales Achievement: The Chef's Warehouse achieved quarterly sales exceeding $1 billion for the first time in 2025, with a 10% year-over-year increase in Q3 revenue.

Positive Growth Outlook: Analysts predict a 7% increase in total sales for 2026, supported by the company's consistent performance, having surpassed earnings expectations for eight consecutive quarters.

Stock Performance: The company's stock has risen 113% over the past two years, closing 2025 with a 25% increase, driven by rising profits and positive earnings reports.

Investment Considerations: Despite its strong performance, The Chef's Warehouse was not included in a recent list of top stock recommendations by The Motley Fool, which suggests investors explore other options for potentially higher returns.

Quarterly Performance: Dollar General reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings of $1.28 per share, exceeding estimates and showing a 43.8% increase year-over-year, with net sales rising 4.6% to $10.65 billion, driven by same-store sales growth and new store openings.

Sales Growth and Guidance: Same-store sales grew by 2.5%, with increases across all major categories, prompting the company to raise its fiscal 2025 guidance for net sales growth to 4.7%-4.9% and earnings per share to between $6.30 and $6.50.

Strategic Initiatives: Dollar General opened 196 new stores and remodeled 651 locations as part of its ongoing real estate strategy, with plans for approximately 4,885 projects in fiscal 2025, including new store openings and renovations.

Financial Position: The company ended the quarter with $1.24 billion in cash and cash equivalents and plans to maintain capital expenditures at the lower end of the $1.3-$1.4 billion range for fiscal 2025, without share repurchases planned.