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Chipotle Mexican Grill
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Arincen69/100B

If you had invested in Chipotle Mexican Grill ago, it would be worth $4,429 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

69/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability10

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Cash10

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Valuation6

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Growth10

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Financial strength2

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Shareholders3.3

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Chipotle Mexican Grill key facts

Style
Growth stock · 5.7/10Growth 5.7 · Value 3.2
Day range
34.840 – 35.500
52-week range
27.310 – 41.420
Market capitalization
44.69B USD
P/E
33.02
PEG ratio
4.30
EPS
1.07
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
-5.9%
Volume
154,116
Beta
0.99
ESG score
59.6/100Environment 50 · Social 62 · Governance 67
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Restaurants
CEO
Scott Boatwright
Employees
130K
IPO date
26 Jan 2006

Chipotle Mexican Grill earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
0.26 USD
Revenue estimate
3.27B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS0.27Missed -6.9%Revenue3.29BBeat +0.2%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20270.33——+23.69%3.65B——+10.69%
Q2 FY20270.38——+15.43%3.70B——+10.54%
Q1 FY20270.31——+28.45%3.43B——+10.96%
Q4 FY20260.26——+4.00%3.27B——+9.53%
Q3 FY20260.290.27-6.90%-6.90%3.29B3.29B+0.18%+9.65%
Q2 FY20260.320.33+3.55%0.00%3.33B3.35B+0.52%+9.31%
Q1 FY20260.240.24+1.05%-17.24%3.07B3.09B+0.70%+7.41%
Q4 FY20250.240.25+5.00%0.00%2.96B2.98B+0.70%+4.86%
Q3 FY20250.290.29+1.51%+7.41%3.02B3.00B-0.46%+7.51%
Q2 FY20250.330.33+1.23%-2.94%3.11B3.06B-1.56%+3.04%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Chipotle Mexican Grill analyst forecast

12-month price target
40.59 USD
+14.89%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 32.00 to 50.00, with an average of 40.59.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
27 ratings
Buy
18
Hold
9
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target50.00
Average target40.59
Lowest target32.00
Current price35.33

Chipotle Mexican Grill valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
33.02
Forward P/E (FY2026)
32.37
Price to sales (TTM)
3.52
Price to book
18.20
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
22.00

Capital structure

Market capitalization
44.69B USD
+
Total debt
5.60B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
902.56M USD
=
Enterprise value
49.39B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)23.08————
FY2027 (est.)26.6523.08———
FY2026 (est.)32.3726.65———
Now (TTM)33.0227.293.5218.2022.00
FY202532.1733.924.1517.4822.83
FY202453.8452.277.2922.5737.20
FY202351.390.826.3820.5834.06
FY202242.690.634.4816.3228.03
FY202176.021.116.5221.4147.17

Chipotle Mexican Grill against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Yum! Brands, Restaurant Brands International, Darden Restaurants, Starbucks, Texas Roadhouse, and Domino's Pizza, the US Restaurants companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median33.0
    0.969.3
  • Gross marginAt its median25.4%
    22.6%26.7%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 40.5%
  • Operating marginAbove its median16.2%
    10.7%16.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 15.7%
  • Net marginAbove its median12.9%
    8.7%13.6%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 8.7%
  • Return on equityHighest in 5 years54.3%
    28.4%54.3%
    Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 27.8%
  • Free cash flow marginAt its median12.1%
    9.8%13.4%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 11.7%
  • Revenue growthLowest in 5 years5.4%
    5.4%26.1%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 9.1%
  • EPS growthLowest in 5 years2.7%
    2.7%84.0%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 5.7%
  • Debt to EBITDAAt its median2.14×
    1.96×3.20×
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 4.05×
  • Current ratioLowest in 5 years1.23
    1.231.58
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 0.87

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Chipotle Mexican Grill growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
12.71B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.38B USD
Gross margin
23.84%
Operating margin
14.12%
Net margin
10.83%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202511.93B+5.41%1.54B+0.11%25.38%16.23%12.88%2.37B+2.33%
FY202411.31B+14.61%1.53B+24.85%26.67%16.94%13.56%2.32B+18.83%
FY20239.87B+14.33%1.23B+36.66%26.20%15.78%12.45%1.95B+30.35%
FY20228.63B+14.41%899.10M+37.69%23.88%13.44%10.41%1.50B+36.16%
FY20217.55B+26.11%652.98M+83.54%22.62%10.67%8.65%1.10B+91.40%

Chipotle Mexican Grill revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Food and Beverage: 99.5%Delivery Service: 0.5%99.5%Food and Beverage
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Food and Beverage11.87B99.5%+5.5%
Delivery Service59.55M0.5%-10.4%

By region

FY2025
100.0%U. S.
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
U. S.11.68B100.0%+5.1%

How Chipotle Mexican Grill makes its money

Food and Beverage11.87B 99.5%
Delivery Service59.55M 0.5%
Revenue11.93B 100.0%
Cost of revenue8.90B 74.6%
Gross profit3.03B 25.4%
Selling and administration652.02M 5.5%
Other operating expenses438.39M 3.7%
Operating income1.94B 16.2%
Tax473.76M 4.0%
Net income1.54B 12.9%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Chipotle Mexican Grill financial health

Cash and short-term investments
902.56M USD
Total debt
5.60B USD
Net cash
-4.70B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.51B USD
Current ratio
0.81
Debt to equity
2.28
Piotroski score
6 / 9
Altman Z-score
5.73

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20251.04B5.08B1.45B
FY20241.42B4.54B1.51B
FY20231.30B4.05B1.22B
FY2022899.14M3.73B844.02M
FY20211.08B3.52B839.61M

Chipotle Mexican Grill ownership

Institutions
89.49%
Institutional holders
1,270 (-62)
Free float
99.23%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 89.5% Others 10.5%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 1.26B shares ·99.2% Closely held 9.79M shares ·0.8%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 2026000.004.71K
Q3 202601316.17K110.83K
Q2 20260061.92K6.67K
Q1 2026021.67M488.35K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY20251.34B1.34B-2.47%
FY20241.37B1.38B-0.65%
FY20231.38B1.39B-1.25%
FY20221.39B1.40B-1.57%
FY20211.41B1.43B+0.33%

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings

Related Instruments

Title: Chipotle Mexican Grill

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. operates a chain of restaurants in the US, UK, Canada and France. It specializes in making burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos and salads. The company uses raw ingredients free of artificial colors or flavors, classic cooking methods and high-class interior design touches. The company was founded by Steve Ells in 1993. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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