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Chipotle

NYQ:CMG · US1696561059
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureX-Large

360

68
EV / EBIT41
Price / Owner Earnings27
Owner Earnings Yield55
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales20
EV / Gross Profit24
Price/Book16
Return on Capital88
Cash Return on Capital86
Return on Equity93
EBIT Margin91
Gross Profitability73
Cash Conversion13
Accruals89
Owner Earnings Margin82
Sales growth71
Profit Growth82
Long-Term EPS Growth74
Owner Earnings Growth33
Reinvestment57
Price momentum20
Debt load58
Refinancing77
Debt Payback68
Liquidity100
Analyst ratings63
Opinion Changes29
Price Target Upside77
Market mood39
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Chipotle clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1998
Employees15,550
Websitechipotle.com
ISINUS1696561059
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)S&P US Consumer Discretionary
Themes
Online GroceryFood DeliveryFood and BeverageHospitalityRestaurants

Description

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants, which feature a relevant menu of burritos, burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla), quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The compan…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 35.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 14% a year, against analyst forecasts of 14%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
65
2023202420252026

All-time high

94

Jan 2026

All-time low

31

Jan 2023

Average rank

77

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
20
6
5
7
Price/Earnings
26
13
12
23
Price/Book
16
8
6
1
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
8
4
1
1

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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