Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG · NYSE)

CMG · MARKET VIEW

Market view · as of Oct 19, 2026

Revenue (TTM)
$12.42B
+9.3% YoY
Gross margin
39.4%
EPS (latest q)
$0.33
vs $0.32 est · beat
52-wk position
12.1%
-29.4% vs 52w high · -10.6% 1mo

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)

QuarterRevenueOp incomeNet incomeEBITDA
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

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  • 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)

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