CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC (CMG) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CMG • US1696561059

38.72 USD
+0.84 (+2.22%)
At close: Feb 18, 2026
38.75 USD
+0.03 (+0.08%)
After Hours: 2/18/2026, 8:22:14 PM
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Fundamental Rating

6

Overall CMG gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated CMG against 126 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. Both the health and profitability get an excellent rating, making CMG a very profitable company, without any liquidiy or solvency issues. CMG is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate. This makes CMG very considerable for quality investing!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CMG was profitable.
  • CMG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years CMG has always been profitable.
  • CMG had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
CMG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCMG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 17.07%, CMG belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 93.65% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CMG has a better Return On Equity (54.26%) than 92.06% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 19.21%, CMG belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 89.68% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CMG is significantly above the industry average of 10.58%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (19.21%) for CMG is above the 3 year average (18.35%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 17.07%
ROE 54.26%
ROIC 19.21%
ROA(3y)16.34%
ROA(5y)14.36%
ROE(3y)45.45%
ROE(5y)40.55%
ROIC(3y)18.35%
ROIC(5y)16.21%
CMG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCMG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40 50

1.3 Margins

  • CMG's Profit Margin of 12.88% is amongst the best of the industry. CMG outperforms 81.75% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CMG has grown nicely.
  • With a decent Operating Margin value of 16.46%, CMG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CMG's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • CMG has a Gross Margin of 30.62%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CMG underperforms 75.40% of its industry peers.
  • CMG's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 16.46%
PM (TTM) 12.88%
GM 30.62%
OM growth 3Y6.36%
OM growth 5Y24.67%
PM growth 3Y7.34%
PM growth 5Y16.72%
GM growth 3Y1.59%
GM growth 5Y4.89%
CMG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCMG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CMG is creating value.
  • CMG has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CMG has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • CMG has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CMG Yearly Shares OutstandingCMG Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B
CMG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCMG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • CMG has an Altman-Z score of 7.09. This indicates that CMG is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 7.09, CMG belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CMG has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z 7.09
ROIC/WACC2.21
WACC8.69%
CMG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCMG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.23 indicates that CMG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.23, CMG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.32% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CMG has a Quick Ratio of 1.19. This is a normal value and indicates that CMG is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CMG (1.19) is better than 61.90% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.23
Quick Ratio 1.19
CMG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCMG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • CMG shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 2.89%.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 40.17% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • Looking at the last year, CMG shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 5.41% in the last year.
  • CMG shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 14.79% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)2.89%
EPS 3Y20.93%
EPS 5Y40.17%
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.41%
Revenue growth 3Y11.36%
Revenue growth 5Y14.79%
Sales Q2Q%4.86%

3.2 Future

  • CMG is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 15.20% yearly.
  • CMG is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 10.68% yearly.
EPS Next Y6.06%
EPS Next 2Y12.13%
EPS Next 3Y14.94%
EPS Next 5Y15.2%
Revenue Next Year9.76%
Revenue Next 2Y10.56%
Revenue Next 3Y11.75%
Revenue Next 5Y10.68%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
CMG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCMG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B
CMG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCMG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 33.38, the valuation of CMG can be described as expensive.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as CMG.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.27, CMG is valued a bit more expensive.
  • CMG is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 31.47.
  • CMG's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.16, CMG is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 33.38
Fwd PE 31.47
CMG Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCMG Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 72.22% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than CMG, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as CMG.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 34.84
EV/EBITDA 20.94
CMG Per share dataCMG EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 2 4 6 8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates CMG does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The excellent profitability rating of CMG may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CMG's earnings are expected to grow with 14.94% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)5.51
PEG (5Y)0.83
EPS Next 2Y12.13%
EPS Next 3Y14.94%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CMG!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC

NYSE:CMG (2/18/2026, 8:22:14 PM)

After market: 38.75 +0.03 (+0.08%)

38.72

+0.84 (+2.22%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)02-03
Earnings (Next)04-21
Inst Owners90.35%
Inst Owner Change-1.07%
Ins Owners0.24%
Ins Owner Change-20.38%
Market Cap50.43B
Revenue(TTM)11.93B
Net Income(TTM)1.54B
Analysts78.57
Price Target46.37 (19.76%)
Short Float %2.36%
Short Ratio1.63
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)1.88%
Min EPS beat(2)0.33%
Max EPS beat(2)3.43%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)1.55%
Min EPS beat(4)0.31%
Max EPS beat(4)3.43%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)4.1%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)5.23%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)3.7%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.02%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.69%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.35%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.01%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.48%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.35%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.35%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.07%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.26%
PT rev (1m)3.6%
PT rev (3m)-15.59%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-11.58%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-12.2%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.3%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.28%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.87%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.87%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.06%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.96%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 33.38
Fwd PE 31.47
P/S 4.23
P/FCF 34.84
P/OCF 23.86
P/B 17.82
P/tB 17.96
EV/EBITDA 20.94
EPS(TTM)1.16
EY3%
EPS(NY)1.23
Fwd EY3.18%
FCF(TTM)1.11
FCFY2.87%
OCF(TTM)1.62
OCFY4.19%
SpS9.16
BVpS2.17
TBVpS2.16
PEG (NY)5.51
PEG (5Y)0.83
Graham Number7.53
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 17.07%
ROE 54.26%
ROCE 25.15%
ROIC 19.21%
ROICexc 22.19%
ROICexgc 22.26%
OM 16.46%
PM (TTM) 12.88%
GM 30.62%
FCFM 12.14%
ROA(3y)16.34%
ROA(5y)14.36%
ROE(3y)45.45%
ROE(5y)40.55%
ROIC(3y)18.35%
ROIC(5y)16.21%
ROICexc(3y)21.98%
ROICexc(5y)19.42%
ROICexgc(3y)22.06%
ROICexgc(5y)19.49%
ROCE(3y)24.03%
ROCE(5y)21.22%
ROICexgc growth 3Y7.85%
ROICexgc growth 5Y30.13%
ROICexc growth 3Y7.89%
ROICexc growth 5Y30.18%
OM growth 3Y6.36%
OM growth 5Y24.67%
PM growth 3Y7.34%
PM growth 5Y16.72%
GM growth 3Y1.59%
GM growth 5Y4.89%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.33
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Debt/EBITDA 0
Cap/Depr 184.39%
Cap/Sales 5.59%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 90.93%
Profit Quality 94.26%
Current Ratio 1.23
Quick Ratio 1.19
Altman-Z 7.09
F-Score7
WACC8.69%
ROIC/WACC2.21
Cap/Depr(3y)179.04%
Cap/Depr(5y)175.59%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.5%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.59%
Profit Quality(3y)97.43%
Profit Quality(5y)102.95%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)2.89%
EPS 3Y20.93%
EPS 5Y40.17%
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y6.06%
EPS Next 2Y12.13%
EPS Next 3Y14.94%
EPS Next 5Y15.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.41%
Revenue growth 3Y11.36%
Revenue growth 5Y14.79%
Sales Q2Q%4.86%
Revenue Next Year9.76%
Revenue Next 2Y10.56%
Revenue Next 3Y11.75%
Revenue Next 5Y10.68%
EBIT growth 1Y1.03%
EBIT growth 3Y18.44%
EBIT growth 5Y43.1%
EBIT Next Year25.79%
EBIT Next 3Y19.34%
EBIT Next 5Y13.79%
FCF growth 1Y-4.23%
FCF growth 3Y19.7%
FCF growth 5Y37.88%
OCF growth 1Y0.42%
OCF growth 3Y16.9%
OCF growth 5Y26.07%

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC / CMG FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to CMG.


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CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC (CMG) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


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The financial health rating of CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC (CMG) is 8 / 10.