Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

CMG Consumer Cyclical Restaurants

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.9 billion, up 5.41% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+9.65%
EPS
−7.38%
Free cash flow
−14.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

35.33 0.13 +0.37%
Market cap
$44.8B
P/E
33.1×
Fwd P/E
29.8×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
6.99
Beneish M
−2.60
Dividend safety
n/a

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Return on equity

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 48.5%, up 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (47.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.30% (fiscal 2016) to 47.4% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.72% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 47.4% 1.69
FY2024 45.7% 0.41
FY2023 45.3% 6.72
FY2022 38.5% 8.29
FY2021 30.3% 11.04
FY2020 19.2% (3.20)
FY2019 22.4% 9.83
FY2018 12.6% (0.16)
FY2017 12.7% 11.44
FY2016 1.30% (21.67)

Against its own ten years

Low 1.30% High 47.4%
Ten-year median 23.0%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare 55.1%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 48.5%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 28.1%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 27.1%
YUMC Yum China compare 16.1%
MCD McDonald's Corporation compare 0.00%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare −15.4%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare −32.1%
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare −50.4%
Restaurants industry median 3.72%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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