Retail-Eating Places · SIC 5812

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC

CMG

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Latest revenue

$3.09B

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$302.8M

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

9.8%

as of 2026-03-31

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$32.89
0.27%
Market cap
$42.19B
Enterprise value
$41.94B
P/E (trailing)
27.5×
Forward P/E
P/B
17.52×
Dividend yield
0.0%
52-wk high
$58.42
52-wk low
$29.75
Beta
Shares out
1.28B

5-year trend

What this company does

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Chipotle operates roughly 4,090 fast-casual restaurants serving burritos, bowls, tacos, and salads made with fresh ingredients, mostly in the US with a small international footprint. Nearly all revenue comes from food and beverage sales at company-owned restaurants, supplemented by modest delivery fees and a growing Chipotle Rewards loyalty program. Q1 2026 results show margin pressure as labor and operating costs outpaced 7% revenue growth, dropping operating income 17%, while management aggressively repurchased $755 million of stock, shrinking equity by 15%.

Generated from CMG's filing dated 2026-02-04

Key risks

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  • Margin compression: operating income fell 17% to $397M on just 7.4% revenue growth, as labor (+12%) and other operating costs (+16%) outpaced sales.
  • Earnings deterioration: Q1 net income dropped 22% YoY to $303M ($0.23 EPS vs $0.29), signaling weakening unit economics despite new openings.
  • Aggressive buybacks draining equity: $755M repurchased in Q1 cut retained earnings from $620M to $168M and shareholders' equity from $2.83B to $2.41B.

Generated from CMG's filing dated 2026-02-04

Profitability

Operating margin

16.2%

4.2%

Net margin

12.9%

5.0%

Return on equity

54.3%

29.3%

Return on assets

17.1%

2.4%

Leverage

Debt / equity

2.18×

43.5%

Debt / assets

68.5%

13.7%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$3.09B+7.4%$302.8M-21.7%9.8%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$2.98B+4.9%$330.9M-0.3%11.1%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$3.00B+7.5%$382.1M-1.4%12.7%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$3.06B+3.0%$436.1M-4.3%14.2%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$2.88B+6.4%$386.6M+7.6%13.4%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$2.85B$331.8M11.7%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$2.79B+13.0%$387.4M+23.7%13.9%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$2.97B+18.2%$455.7M+33.3%15.3%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$20.8M

Net activity

−$20.8M

Distinct insiders

6

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-02-24

FILIKRUSHEL PATRICIA

Director

Sale3,350$36.58$122.5K
2026-02-06

Curtis E Garner

Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off

Sale61,077$40.01$2.4M
2025-12-12

Curtis E Garner

Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off

Sale67,646$36.05$2.4M
2025-12-01

Curtis E Garner

Pres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off

Sale61,892$34.67$2.1M
2025-08-25

Ilene Eskenazi

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sale26,576$43.15$1.1M

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns CMG

Institutional value

$10.86B

Total shares held

346.4M

Distinct holders

764

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC84.7M$2.71BNew
2VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC61.1M$1.96BNew
3Invesco Ltd.10.2M$326.5MNew
4UBS Group AG8.8M$280.7MNew
5Legal & General Group Plc8.5M$272.3MNew
6Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP7.8M$250.3MNew
7Nuveen, LLC7.7M$247.7MNew
8VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO7.5M$240.6MNew
9Bank of New York Mellon Corp6.9M$219.5MNew
10DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP6.7M$215.1MNew
11DEUTSCHE BANK AG\5.1M$163.4MNew
12JANE STREET GROUP, LLC4.7M$151.6MNew
13MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC.4.8M$148.2MNew
14WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC3.9M$125.2MNew
15Swiss National Bank3.9M$124.2MNew
16Magellan Asset Management Ltd3.9M$123.7MNew
17TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC3.6M$115.9MNew
18WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN3.3M$107.2MNew
19Assenagon Asset Management S.A.3.3M$105.1MNew
20Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.3.1M$98.1MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

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  1. 1

    Operating income fell 17% YoY to $397M while labor costs jumped 12%—what specific traffic or pricing actions reverse this margin compression in Q2?

  2. 2

    You repurchased $755M of stock this quarter, draining retained earnings to $168M from $620M—justify this pace given decelerating earnings and $247M cash.

  3. 3

    Food/packaging costs rose 9% on 7.4% revenue growth—how much reflects beef inflation versus portion-size remediation following last year's customer complaints?

Refreshed when CMG files a new report · last from 2026-02-04