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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG)

Consumer Cyclical Balanced

Chipotle is a popular fast-casual restaurant chain known for serving fresh, made-to-order burritos, bowls, and tacos using responsibly sourced ingredients.

$37.22

Is Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Chipotle is a popular fast-casual restaurant chain known for serving fresh, made-to-order burritos, bowls, and tacos using responsibly sourced ingredients.

No rating · no target price · nothing for sale here
Price-30.4%
Priced in USD - as a UK investor your £ return also moves with the pound-to-dollar exchange rate, on top of the share price itself.
52-week range-37% past year
$37.22
Low $28.04High $44.27
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put $1,000 into Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
$696-30%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
$47.19B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
19.16M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
$37.18 – $38.45
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
$28.04 – $44.27
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
34.5
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
0.0%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.96
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.96
Calm
Wild
Roughly in step with the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▲ +0% past week · ▼ -37% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

International expansion proves highly profitable

The bear case

Increased competition from other fast-casual chains

What does Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. do?

Chipotle makes its money by running thousands of restaurants where customers choose their own ingredients in an assembly-line style. Unlike traditional fast food, they focus on 'food with integrity,' which helps them charge a premium price for their meals. Managing food and labour costs while keeping customers coming back through the doors is the core challenge.

VQGMI
Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and quality, and weakest on income.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 28Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 47Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 38Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 52Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 16
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Strong brand recognition and loyal customer base
  • High return on equity shows efficient use of capital
  • Simple, scalable business model
What to watch
  • Value screens low (28/100)
  • Income screens low (16/100)
  • Rising costs for fresh ingredients and labour
  • Potential for food safety incidents which can damage reputation
  • Sensitivity to changes in consumer spending habits

What do Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.'s numbers mean?

P/E
32.4
This shows how much you are paying for every pound of the company's annual profit; a higher number suggests investors expect strong future growth.
Net margin
12.0%
This is the slice of every pound of sales that the company actually keeps as profit after paying all its bills.
Return on equity
49.2%
This measures how efficiently the company uses the money invested by shareholders to generate profit, with a high number indicating strong performance.
Revenue growth
7.4%
This tells us how much the total money coming into the business has increased compared to the same time last year.

How much money does Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. make?

Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.

RevenueNet income
$0$772.06M$1.54B$2.32B$3.09BQ1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26
Gross margin
39.4%
Net margin
11.4%
Return on equity
49.6%

Does Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. pay a dividend?

No - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.

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What are the scenarios for Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

$43$37$27today · $37▲ Bull · $40• Base · $37▼ Bear · $34in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +10%Stronger than expected quarterly sales growth
Base
-2% to +2%Steady performance in line with current trends
Bear
-5% to -10%Rising food costs eating into profit margins

What are the pros and cons of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.?

3bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case3
  • Strong brand recognition and loyal customer base
  • High return on equity shows efficient use of capital
  • Simple, scalable business model
The catch3
  • No dividend payments for shareholders
  • High price-to-book ratio suggests a premium valuation
  • Recent earnings growth has been negative
Key risks3
  • Rising costs for fresh ingredients and labour
  • Potential for food safety incidents which can damage reputation
  • Sensitivity to changes in consumer spending habits
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: USD · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-01. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.