Sales up 5.4%, free cash flow down to $1.4B
The latest figures
All key numbers (39) From EDGAR
| EPS (ttm) | 1.07 | Sales (ttm) | 12.7B | Net income (ttm) | 1.4B | Sales growth | +5.4% | EPS growth | +2.7% | Sales Q/Q | +9.6% |
| Free cash flow | 1.5B | Gross margin | - | Oper. margin | 14.1% | Net margin | 10.8% | FCF margin | 11.9% | ROE | 56.1% |
| ROA | 14.6% | R&D / sales | - | Dividend | - | Debt/Eq | 0.00 | Curr. ratio | 0.81 | Cash | 634.2M |
| Op. cash flow (ttm) | 2.3B | EBITDA | 2.3B | EBITDA margin | 19.3% | Net debt | -634.2M | Quick ratio | 0.78 | ROIC | 60.3% |
| Tax rate | 23.6% | Stock pay / sales | 1.0% | Shares out. | 1.3B | Shares Y/Y | -2.5% | Book / share | 1.94 | Cash / share | 0.50 |
| Sales / share | 10.05 | Asset turnover | 1.35 | Days sales out. | 5 | Sales 3Y CAGR | +11.4% | Sales 5Y CAGR | +14.8% | EPS 3Y CAGR | +21.2% |
| EPS 5Y CAGR | -38.1% | Employees | 130,301 | Sales / employee | 98K |
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Changes in the numbers
FY2025 against FY2024-
Revenue growth slowed to +5.4%+14.6% → +5.4% · Revenue FY2025 / revenue FY2024 − 1, against the same a year earlier · 10-K ↗
CMG against Consumer discretionary peers
Ten years, side by side → · All 47 →Each side 0 to 100, ranked against every company we cover: relative position on reported figures, not a buy score. How
Every dot is one of the 47 companies, the better end on the right. Hover a dot for the company.
| Company | Revenue (ttm) | Sales growth | Gross margin | Net margin | ROE | FCF margin | Debt / equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill | $12.7B | +5.4% | - | 10.8% | 56.1% | 11.9% | 0.00 |
| LVS Las Vegas Sands | $13.6B | +15.2% | - | 11.8% | - | 17.7% | - |
| DRI Darden Restaurants | $13.4B | +9.4% | 20.3% | 8.8% | 57.2% | 7.9% | 1.26 |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty | $13.0B | +9.7% | 39.3% | 9.3% | 45.8% | 8.9% | 0.13 |
| HLT Hilton Worldwide | $12.7B | +7.7% | - | 13.4% | - | 15.2% | - |
| EBAY eBay Inc. | $12.4B | +7.9% | 72.2% | 16.9% | 47.6% | 19.5% | 1.53 |
Profitability
2 of 3- !Net margin below the peer median10.8% vs 10.8%
- ✓Return on equity above 15%56.1%
- ✓A profit in every one of 10 years
Balance sheet
2 of 3- ✓Debt smaller than equityDebt / equity 0.00 on the latest balance sheet (peer median 0.73)
- !Current ratio below 1Current ratio 0.81
- ✓More cash than debtNet cash $1.3B
Cash and shareholders
3 of 3- ✓Free cash flow positive in every one of 10 years$1.4B last year
- ✓Share count down over 5 years−5.5%
- ✓Cash from operations above net income$2.1B vs $1.5B
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Revenue and net income, FY2016 to FY2025
Revenue 11.9B Net income 1.5BFrom XBRL in each 10-K. Hover a bar for the line item and filing. Full financials →
Where the $11.9B of revenue came from
by product, year to Dec 31, 2025- Food and beverage revenue $11.9B · 100%
- Delivery service revenue $59.5M · 0%
From the segment tables in the 10-K XBRL. Revenue by segment, product and region →
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow
CMG's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow as reported to the SEC in XBRL, one column per fiscal year. Hover a number to see the line item and filing it comes from. Where a company changed how it tags a line, the first tag it reported for that period is used. A number looks wrong? Tell us.
Revenue by product or service
year to Dec 31, 2025| Revenue | Share | vs year before | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and beverage revenue | 11.9B | 99.5% | +5.5% |
| Delivery service revenue | 59.5M | 0.5% | -10.4% |
10-K 0001058090-26-000009, segment and revenue notes (XBRL).
Income statement
From EDGAR| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.9B | 4.5B | 4.9B | 5.6B | 6.0B | 7.5B | 8.6B | 9.9B | 11.3B | 11.9B |
| SG&A | 276.2M | 296.4M | 375.5M | 451.6M | 466.3M | 606.9M | 564.2M | 633.6M | 697.5M | 652.0M |
| Operating income | 34.6M | 270.8M | 258.4M | 444.0M | 290.2M | 804.9M | 1.2B | 1.6B | 1.9B | 1.9B |
| Pretax income | 38.7M | 275.7M | 268.4M | 458.3M | 293.8M | 812.8M | 1.2B | 1.6B | 2.0B | 2.0B |
| Income tax | 15.8M | 99.5M | -91.9M | 108.1M | -62.0M | 159.8M | 282.4M | 391.8M | 476.1M | 473.8M |
| Net income | 22.9M | 176.3M | 176.6M | 350.2M | 355.8M | 653.0M | 899.1M | 1.2B | 1.5B | 1.5B |
| EPS (diluted) | 0.77 | 6.17 | 6.31 | 12.38 | 12.52 | 22.90 | 0.64 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 1.14 |
| Diluted shares | 29.8M | 28.6M | 28.0M | 28.3M | 28.4M | 28.5M | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.3B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 146.4M | 163.3M | 202.0M | 212.8M | 238.5M | 254.7M | 286.8M | 319.4M | 335.0M | 361.4M |
| EBITDA | 180.9M | 434.1M | 460.3M | 656.7M | 528.7M | 1.1B | 1.4B | 1.9B | 2.3B | 2.3B |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 4.8% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 16.2% |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 12.9% |
| Revenue growth | - | +14.7% | +8.7% | +14.8% | +7.1% | +26.1% | +14.4% | +14.3% | +14.6% | +5.4% |
| EPS growth | - | +701% | +2.3% | +96.2% | +1.1% | +82.9% | -97.2% | +39.1% | +24.7% | +2.7% |
Balance sheet
From EDGAR| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 87.9M | 184.6M | 250.0M | 480.6M | 608.0M | 815.4M | 384.0M | 560.6M | 748.5M | 350.5M |
| Short-term investments | 329.8M | 324.4M | 426.8M | 400.2M | 343.6M | 260.9M | 515.1M | 734.8M | 674.4M | 698.6M |
| Receivables | 40.5M | 40.5M | 62.3M | 80.5M | 104.5M | 99.6M | 106.9M | 115.5M | 144.0M | 156.5M |
| Inventory | 15.0M | 19.9M | 21.6M | 26.1M | 26.4M | 32.8M | 35.7M | 39.3M | 48.9M | 49.5M |
| Current assets | 522.4M | 629.5M | 814.8M | 1.1B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.2B | 1.6B | 1.8B | 1.5B |
| Property & equipment | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.8B | 2.0B | 2.2B | 2.4B | 2.7B |
| Goodwill | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M | 21.9M |
| Total assets | 2.0B | 2.0B | 2.3B | 5.1B | 6.0B | 6.7B | 6.9B | 8.0B | 9.2B | 9.0B |
| Accounts payable | 78.4M | 82.0M | 113.1M | 115.8M | 122.0M | 163.2M | 184.6M | 197.6M | 210.7M | 212.8M |
| Current liabilities | 281.8M | 323.9M | 450.0M | 666.6M | 822.2M | 873.7M | 921.9M | 1.0B | 1.2B | 1.2B |
| Total debt | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total liabilities | 623.6M | 681.2M | 824.2M | 3.4B | 4.0B | 4.4B | 4.6B | 5.0B | 5.5B | 6.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.7B | 2.0B | 2.3B | 2.4B | 3.1B | 3.7B | 2.8B |
| Retained earnings | 2.2B | 2.4B | 2.6B | 2.9B | 3.3B | 3.9B | 4.8B | 6.1B | 1.6B | 619.9M |
Cash flow
From EDGAR| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 355.2M | 468.2M | 621.6M | 721.6M | 663.8M | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.8B | 2.1B | 2.1B |
| Capital spending | 258.8M | 216.8M | 287.4M | 333.9M | 373.4M | 442.5M | 479.2M | 560.7M | 593.6M | 666.3M |
| Free cash flow | 96.3M | 251.4M | 334.2M | 387.7M | 290.5M | 839.6M | 844.0M | 1.2B | 1.5B | 1.4B |
| Stock-based pay (added back) | 64.2M | 65.3M | 69.2M | 91.4M | 82.6M | 176.4M | 98.0M | 124.0M | 131.7M | 119.5M |
| Buybacks | 836.8M | 285.2M | 160.9M | 190.6M | 54.4M | 466.5M | 830.1M | 592.3M | 1.0B | 2.4B |
| Investing cash flow | 326.8M | -86.6M | -387.6M | -292.0M | -432.7M | -522.0M | -830.0M | -946.0M | -837.5M | -35.1M |
| Financing cash flow | -836.3M | -285.9M | -166.5M | -201.7M | -104.9M | -548.6M | -929.4M | -660.7M | -1.1B | -2.5B |
Stock-based pay and leases
From EDGAR| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based pay (expense) | 64.2M | 65.3M | 69.2M | 91.4M | 82.6M | 176.4M | 98.0M | 124.0M | 131.7M | 119.5M |
| Stock-based pay / revenue | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Operating lease cost | - | - | - | 308.6M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating lease cash paid | - | - | - | 295.1M | 316.2M | 359.4M | 386.2M | 421.6M | 466.2M | 520.3M |
| Right-of-use assets | - | - | 0 | 2.5B | 2.8B | 3.1B | 3.3B | 3.6B | 4.0B | 4.5B |
| Operating lease liabilities | - | 1.4M | 10.7M | 2.9B | 3.2B | 3.5B | 3.7B | 4.1B | 4.5B | 5.1B |
| Finance lease liabilities | - | - | 2.4M | - | 1.8M | 1.5M | - | - | - | - |
From SEC's XBRL company facts (data.sec.gov). EBITDA = operating income + depreciation and amortization; free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital spending; total debt = long-term debt (with its current part) + short-term borrowings. Stock-based pay and leases are shown as the company reports them; Tickdelta does not take them out of earnings or add leases to debt. Click a number to open the filing in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer, where you can click the same number to see how it is tagged. Values a company later revised show as revised; the Revised numbers tab lists the changes.