Chipotle Mexican Grill Business Segments — Marketing increased by 14.8% to $102.84M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 21.1%, from $84.94M to $102.84M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Business Segments — Marketing shows an upward trend with a 13.3% CAGR.
An increase is typically intended to drive future revenue growth, though sustained high spending relative to revenue may indicate diminishing returns on marketing investment.
This represents the expenditures allocated to advertising, promotional campaigns, and digital marketing initiatives aime...
Standard 'Advertising and Promotion' expense found in most consumer-facing retail and restaurant companies.
cmg_segment_u_s_marketing| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $62.08M | $62.08M | $62.08M | $62.08M | $65.34M | $65.34M | $65.34M | $65.34M | $77.08M | $62.76M | $58.27M | $84.94M | $85.89M | $83.04M | $89.59M | $102.84M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +18.0% | -18.6% | -7.2% | +45.8% | +1.1% | -3.3% | +7.9% | +14.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.3% | +5.3% | +5.3% | +5.3% | +18.0% | -3.9% | -10.8% | +30.0% | +11.4% | +32.3% | +53.7% | +21.1% |