Stock · CMG · Consumer Cyclical
United States · Large Cap · listed since 2006 · Revenue 12 mo. $12.4B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. The company sells food and beverages, such as burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads, as well as kids' meals, chips, and sides. It also offers Mexican-inspired meals using responsibly sourced meats, such as chicken, beef, and pork under the Responsibly Raised brand. In addition, the company provides digital ordering through its website, mobile app, and third-party delivery platforms. It operates in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
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Summary
54.4 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €1.3B (2025), it supports €14.4B. The remaining €23.4B of the market value assume it grows 13.5% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
13.5%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 19.1×, below its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 28.0× to 38.9×, median 32.9×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No anomaly in the stored figures.
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
7 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 54.26% | 11.07% | Rank 95 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 27.12% | 17.91% | Rank 67 |
| EBIT margin | 16.88% | 10.89% | Rank 70 |
| FCF margin | 12.14% | 8.07% | Rank 73 |
| Gross margin | 25.38% | 34.00% | Rank 32 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 5.41% | 5.10% | Rank 54 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 21.31% | 8.34% | Rank 75 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 35.50% | 15.10% | Rank 83 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 5.59% | 4.34% | Rank 70 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 3.32% | 4.32% | Rank 39 |
| FCF yield | 3.43% | 4.17% | Rank 40 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 3.88 | 1.95 | Rank 22 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 22.97 | 16.88 | Rank 27 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 3.06% | −4.35% | Rank 62 |
| Share price, 6 months | 6.45% | 3.63% | Rank 59 |
| Share price, 3 months | 10.13% | 2.92% | Rank 77 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −15.76% | −15.83% | Rank 51 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | −5.97% | 0.39% | Rank 93 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −2.47% | −0.37% | Rank 72 |
| Dividend streak in years | – | 4 | Rank 12 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 8.92% | 0.16% | Rank 91 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 31.47% | 40.59% | Rank 31 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 1.70 | 0.99 | Rank 40 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 1.79 | 0.49 | Rank 17 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 40.36% | 33.42% | Rank 22 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.9 | 0.9% | $90.4M | 1.49B | −$87.9M |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 6.1% | $250.3M | 1.43B | −$184.6M |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 5.3% | $334.2M | 1.40B | −$250.0M |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 8.0% | $387.7M | 1.41B | $2.4B |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 4.9% | $290.5M | 1.42B | $2.5B |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 10.7% | $839.6M | 1.43B | $2.7B |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 13.4% | $844.0M | 1.40B | $3.3B |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 15.8% | $1.2B | 1.39B | $3.5B |
| 2024 | 11.3 | 16.9% | $1.5B | 1.38B | $3.8B |
| 2025 | 11.9 | 16.9% | $1.4B | 1.34B | $4.7B |
4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
4 of 7 rules met
6 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 30.1 | 21.6 |
| P/B ratio | 16.3 | 2.4 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 54.3% | 11.1% |
| Equity ratio | 31.5% | 40.6% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 1.79 | 0.49 |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 2.2% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Incthis page | |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc | Low3.6 |
| QSR.TO | Restaurant Brands International Inc | locked |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | High6.4 |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse Inc | locked |
| DPZ | Domino's Pizza Inc Common Stock | locked |
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