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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.31%, EPS was flat and free cash flow grew 15.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Return on invested capital
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 74.8%, up 6.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (67.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.19% (fiscal 2016) to 67.9% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.14% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.95%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 67.9% | 14.26 |
| FY2024 | 53.7% | (1.46) |
| FY2023 | 55.1% | 5.74 |
| FY2022 | 49.4% | 8.17 |
| FY2021 | 41.2% | 24.23 |
| FY2020 | 17.0% | (17.62) |
| FY2019 | 34.6% | 13.47 |
| FY2018 | 21.1% | 1.34 |
| FY2017 | 19.8% | 17.59 |
| FY2016 | 2.19% | (30.39) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 117.1% |
| SBUX Starbucks Corporation compare | 93.0% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | 74.8% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 37.6% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. compare | 28.0% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 21.1% |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation compare | 21.1% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 18.0% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 9.12% |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.14% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.95% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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