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Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG Return on invested capital

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14.3%+9.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.1B+7.4%
Operating income$397.1M-17.2%
Net income$302.8M-21.7%
EPS (diluted)$0.23-17.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$282.3M-62.7%
Total debt$5.2B+13.2%
Total equity$2.4B-31.0%
Total assets$8.8B-2.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$651.4M+16.9%
CapEx$180.3M+24.5%
Free cash flow$471.0M+14.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$41.68B-38.7%
Enterprise value$46.64B-35.1%
P/E28.7×-14.9×
P/S3.4×-2.5×

Profitability

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Operating margin15.3%-1.7pp
Net margin12%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity49.2%+3.7pp
Debt / equity2.2×+0.9×
Current ratio0.9×-0.6×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Chipotle Mexican Grill’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Chipotle Mexican Grill’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on invested capital?
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported return on invested capital of 19.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on invested capital decreased by 9.4% year-over-year, from 21.1% to 19.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on invested capital has grown at a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 50.9% to 80.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.