Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG · NYSE)
CMG · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Oct 19, 2026
Price (last ~year)
Chipotle shares have fallen sharply, down 10.6% over the past month and 29.4% below their 52-week high, closing at $29.89 despite beating estimates in all four of the last quarters. Fundamentals remain solid: June-quarter revenue of $3.35B rose 9.3% year over year, operating margin sits at 16.1%, and ROE is 49.6%, though earnings declined 1.3% YoY. The stock trades at a 27.42 P/E and 24.4x EV/EBITDA, below Raymond James' newly lowered $37.00 target, while leverage is moderate at 2.4x debt/EBITDA and quarterly free cash flow reached $463.4M. Institutional buying continued in Q3, with TD Waterhouse raising its stake 887% and Goelzer adding over 50,000 shares.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $37.82B
- P/E
- 27.42
- PEG
- 1.732
- P/B
- 15.3
- P/S
- 3.044
- EV/EBITDA
- 24.4
- Beta
- 0.958
- Analyst target
- $43.55
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 39.4%
- Operating margin
- 16.1%
- Profit margin
- 11.4%
- ROE
- 49.6%
- ROA
- 13.1%
Price movement
- Last
- $29.89
- 1-month
- -10.6%
- 3-month
- -6.6%
- RSI (14)
- 37
- vs SMA200
- -13.5%
- 52-wk position
- 12.1% -29.4% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $3.35B | $525.6M | $403.5M | $631.6M |
| 2026-03-31 | $3.09B | $418.5M | $302.8M | $515.2M |
| 2025-12-31 | $2.98B | $445.7M | $330.9M | $538.4M |
| 2025-09-30 | $3.00B | $498.3M | $382.1M | $588.8M |
Recent news
- Somewhat-Bullish Chipotle’s Latest Drop Is A 170-Liter Takeout Bag You Can Actually Win—Here’s How · 2026-10-18
- Neutral Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $CMG Stock: TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Raises Holdings · 2026-10-18
- Neutral Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $CMG Shares Acquired by Goelzer Investment Management Inc. · 2026-10-18
- Neutral Piper Sandler raises target for Dine Brands stock to USD 37.00 · 2026-10-17
- Neutral Raymond James cuts target for Chipotle Mexican Grill stock to USD 37.00 · 2026-10-17
- Neutral Kintegral Advisory LLC Purchases 56,680 Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $CMG · 2026-10-17
Sources this view read
- fundamentals Company overview & valuation (Alpha Vantage OVERVIEW)
- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)