Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG

31.33 (0.68) (2.12%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$40.8B
P/E
28.7×
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Free cash flow margin

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 12.6%, up 0.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.47% (fiscal 2016) to 13.5% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.12% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.68%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2025 12.1% (1.40)
FY2024 13.5% 1.15
FY2023 12.4% 2.62
FY2022 9.77% (1.41)
FY2021 11.2% 6.33
FY2020 4.85% (2.34)
FY2019 7.19% 0.32
FY2018 6.87% 1.25
FY2017 5.62% 3.15
FY2016 2.47% (6.99)

Against its own ten years

Low 2.47% High 13.5%
Ten-year median 9.46%
Current reading's percentile 82

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
MCD McDonald's Corporation compare 28.6%
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 19.3%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 17.4%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 13.3%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 12.6%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 9.50%
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 8.62%
YUMC Yum China compare 7.56%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 7.02%
Restaurants industry median 3.12%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 2.68%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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