CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
CMG· NYSE· Retail-Eating Places
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 12.1%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 65.7%
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +14.8%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 1.34B
- Revenue
- $11.9B
- Free cash flow
- $1.4B
- Owner earnings
- $1.3B
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 16.2%
- Net
- 12.9%
- Free cash flow
- 12.1%
- Owner earnings
- 11.1%
- Stock pay
- 1.0%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 83.0%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 65.7%
- ROE, FY2025
- 54.3%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 40.5%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 11.4%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 14.8%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 13.2%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 21.2%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 35.4%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 61.3%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 19.7%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 37.9%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 35.1%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $1.0B
- Total debt
- $0
- Net cash
- $1.0B
- Debt/Equity
- 0.0x
- Debt/FCF
- 0.0x
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -1.1%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$11.9B
+13.2% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Operating16.2%Net12.9%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$1.4BOwner earnings$1.3B
Free cash flow +35.1% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
1.34B
-9.8% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
83.0%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net cash
$1.0B
$1.0B more cash than debt
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $3.9B | $4.5B | $4.9B | $5.6B | $6.0B | $7.5B | $8.6B | $9.9B | $11.3B | $11.9B |
| Revenue growth | – | 14.7% | 8.7% | 14.8% | 7.1% | 26.1% | 14.4% | 14.3% | 14.6% | 5.4% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 4.8% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 16.2% |
| Net income | $22.9M | $176.3M | $176.6M | $350.2M | $355.8M | $653.0M | $899.1M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 12.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.02s | $0.12s | $0.13s | $0.25s | $0.25s | $0.46s | $0.64 | $0.89 | $1.11 | $1.14 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | – | – | 42.3% | – | 53.0% | 60.1% | 66.9% | 65.5% | 83.0% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $355.2M | $468.2M | $621.6M | $721.6M | $663.8M | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $258.8M | $216.8M | $287.4M | $333.9M | $373.4M | $442.5M | $479.2M | $560.7M | $593.6M | $666.3M |
| Free cash flow | $96.3M | $251.4M | $334.2M | $387.7M | $290.5M | $839.6M | $844.0M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.4B |
| Stock-based compensation | $64.2M | $65.3M | $69.2M | $91.4M | $82.6M | $176.4M | $98.0M | $124.0M | $131.7M | $119.5M |
| Owner earnings? | $32.2M | $186.2M | $265.0M | $296.3M | $207.9M | $663.2M | $746.0M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.06 | $0.18 | $0.24 | $0.27 | $0.20 | $0.59 | $0.60 | $0.88 | $1.10 | $1.08 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share repurchases | $836.8M | $285.2M | $160.9M | $190.6M | $54.4M | $466.5M | $830.1M | $592.3M | $1.0B | $2.4B |
| Diluted shares | 1.49Bs | 1.43Bs | 1.40Bs | 1.41Bs | 1.42Bs | 1.43Bs | 1.40B | 1.39B | 1.38B | 1.34B |
| Share count change? | -5.5% | -4.1% | -2.1% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | -1.6% | -1.3% | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $87.9M | $184.6M | $250.0M | $480.6M | $608.0M | $815.4M | $384.0M | $560.6M | $748.5M | $350.5M |
| Short-term investments | $329.8M | $324.4M | $426.8M | $400.2M | $343.6M | $260.9M | $515.1M | $734.8M | $674.4M | $698.6M |
| Total debt | – | – | – | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net debt | – | – | – | -$880.8M | -$951.6M | -$1.1B | -$899.1M | -$1.3B | -$1.4B | -$1.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $3.1B | $3.7B | $2.8B |
Latest filings
| 2026-10-29 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-10-28 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-29 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-30 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-29 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-28 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-04 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-02-03 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-10-30 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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