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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

CMG Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$31.33

▼ -0.68 (-2.1%)

52w hi$42.36
52w lo$28.18
Vol13.26M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.15

Short-0.02
Medium-0.22
Long-0.28

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Market cap$39.65B
Enterprise value$44.39B
Trailing P/E29.01x
Forward P/E22.85x
EV / EBITDA19.51x
P / S (ttm)3.19x
Profit margin11.4%
Return on equity49.6%
Revenue growth+9.3%
Earnings growth-1.3%
Debt / equity246.35

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.15
Sector-0.03
Technical-0.04
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.07

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. The company sells food and beverages, such as burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads, as well as kids' meals, chips, and sides. It also offers Mexican-inspired meals using responsibly sourced meats, such as chicken, beef, and pork under the Responsibly Raised brand. In addition, the company provides digital ordering through its website, mobile app, and third-party delivery platforms. It operates in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

United States · www.chipotle.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.85
Corr SPX0.36
Annual vol38.2%
Annual ret-22.7%
Sharpe-0.59
Max DD-57.4%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$43.50
High / Low$52.00 / $35.00
Median$44.00
Analysts34
Strong Buy4
Buy23
Hold11
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-05-05Argus Research→ Buy
2026-05-01Guggenheim→ Neutral
2026-04-30TD Cowen→ Buy
2026-04-30Stephens & Co.→ Equal-Weight
2026-04-30RBC Capital→ Outperform
2026-04-30Piper Sandler→ Overweight

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Reg FD Disclosureread
2026-07-29Earnings Release, Other Material Event…read
2026-07-08Other Material Eventread
2026-06-17Shareholder Voteread
2026-04-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-27Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-02-03Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-01-12Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-12-08Reg FD Disclosureread
2025-11-25Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2025-10-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-09-15Reg FD Disclosureread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-07Machado FernandoChief Brand OfficerGrant76.24K—
2026-06-11WINSTON MARY AGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11weinstein joshua ianGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11Maw Scott HarlanGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11Hickenlooper Robin SGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11Gutierrez MauricioGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11Fuentes LauraGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11FILIKRUSHEL PATRICIAGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11Carey MattGrant6.88K$215.00K
2026-06-11Baldocchi Albert SGrant6.88K$215.00K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders9
Top-5 share95.8%
HHI3,095 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$1.89B55.67M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$1.17B34.29M
Citadel Advisors$592.40M17.42M
Capital Research / Capital World$185.73M5.46M
AQR Capital Management$153.56M4.63M
Renaissance Technologies$114.40M3.36M
Millennium Management$55.07M1.62M
Bridgewater Associates$2.51M73.87K
T. Rowe Price Group$1.32M38.69M

As of 2026-06-30

Connections

Subsidiarys: Pizzeria Locale (2013–2023)

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-104view
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-07-3110-Qview
2026-07-298-Kview
2026-07-088-Kview
2026-06-178-Kview
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The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$11.31B+16.4%
Operating income$1.94B+20.1%
Net income$1.23B+20.2%
Cash from ops$2.11B+24.0%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$31.95$32.23$31.30$31.3313.26M
Sep 24$32.57$32.94$31.65$32.0115.54M
Sep 23$32.50$32.93$32.10$32.7118.15M
Sep 22$33.62$33.75$32.57$32.6312.06M
Sep 21$33.70$33.70$32.77$33.1411.59M

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