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) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) trades at a price to free cash flow of 25.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 24.3× (June 2026) to 149× (February 2021); the current reading is higher than 0% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 19.4× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 34.2× (36.55%)
FY2024 53.9× 6.48%
FY2023 50.6× 11.83%
FY2022 45.2× (22.41%)
FY2021 58.3× (56.24%)
FY2020 133× 130.52%
FY2019 57.8× 60.70%
FY2018 36.0× 8.34%
FY2017 33.2× (70.86%)
FY2016 114× 225.15%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 27.7× 0.34%
Mar 2026 27.6× (19.29%)
Dec 2025 34.2× 4.09%
Sep 2025 32.8× (35.38%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 24.3× High 149×
Ten-year median 51.3×
Current reading's percentile 0

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 14.5×
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 14.7×
YUMC Yum China compare 15.0×
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 20.3×
MCD McDonald's Corporation compare 21.1×
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 22.7×
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 24.0×
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 25.5×
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare 29.7×
Restaurants industry median 19.4×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 12.8×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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