CHA vs CMG vs QSR Stock Comparison

Chagee Holdings, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Restaurant Brands International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHA Chagee Holdings Ltd.
$11.69 +2.1% 1M -29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$28.78 -9.7% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$39.81B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.71B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 4, Chagee Holdings 3, Chipotle Mexican Grill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHACMGQSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.96B $39.81B $25.08B CMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 28.9x 19.7x CHA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 26.9x 18.8x CHA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +7.9% +6.5% CMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% — 13.1% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.4% -28.5% +11.7% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.2%/yr +5.6%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 44.9% 24.9% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 43/100 53/100 CHA

Percentile Scorecard

CHACMGQSR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHACMGQSR
Valuation 92 #5 of 50 14 #43 of 50 45 #28 of 50
Growth 4 #45 of 47 41 #28 of 47 63 #18 of 47
Profitability 71 #14 of 46 64 #17 of 46 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 98 #2 of 51 52 #25 of 51 30 #36 of 51
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 32 – 58 #14 of 32
Overall 73 43 53
  • CHA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHACMGQSRSPY
1 month +2.1%-9.7%+4.3% +0.9%
3 months +3.4%-15.9%-1.4% +5.9%
6 months +9.5%-12.8%-5.3% +8.5%
Year to date +0.5%-22.2%+9.2% +13.3%
1 year -29.4%-28.5%+11.7% +12.4%
3 years —-23.8%+13.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-8.7%+4.2% +23.5%
5 years —-19.1%+31.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-4.2%+5.6% +11.0%
10 years —+288.9%+71.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+14.5%+5.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHACMGQSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%44.9%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%50.4%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.620.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.640.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-59.9%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.4%-29.6%-8.8% -0.9%
52-week high $16.55$40.87$81.67 $779.14
52-week low $9.16$27.51$65.69 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHACMGQSR
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.8x 26.7xmedian 20.8x 20.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 2.9xmedian 1.1x 2.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x —median 13.0x 13.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 17.6x 25.7xmedian 17.6x 15.9xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.2x 14.8xmedian 3.2x 4.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.08 3.18median 1.08 2.70median 1.08

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHACMGQSR
Revenue $1.84B $12.71B $9.70B
Gross profit – – $5.24B
Operating income $151.10M $1.79B $2.61B
Net income $140.02M $1.38B $1.70B
Free cash flow $233.21M – $1.63B
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $1.08 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $963.92M $634.21M $1.06B
Total debt – – $13.29B
Shares (diluted) 164.71M 1.28B 460.00M
Enterprise value -$2.76B $39.81B $20.64B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHACMGQSR
P/E 13.9x 26.7x 20.4x
P/FCF 9.6x 25.7x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 15.5x 13.7x
P/S 1.2x 2.9x 2.7x
P/B 1.8x 14.8x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 14.8x -4.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.0x
EV/EBIT 7.2x – 14.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.9x 3.9x
EV/FCF 4.7x – 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 15.5x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.18 2.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHACMGQSR
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 7.9% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.0% -7.1% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.7% -10.4% 41.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.9% -6.1% 47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 6.0% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% – 20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHACMGQSR
Gross margin – – 54.0%
EBITDA margin – – 30.3%
Operating margin 8.2% – 26.9%
Pretax margin 10.6% – 21.7%
Net margin 7.4% – 13.1%
FCF margin 12.6% – 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 18.5% 19.6%
Return on equity 12.0% – 31.8%
Return on assets 8.1% – 6.8%
Return on invested capital – – 12.1%
Return on capital employed 11.5% – 11.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHACMGQSR
Debt / assets 1.5% – 53.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.2x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 30.8% 74.0% 78.4%
Equity / assets 69.2% 26.0% 21.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 3.0x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.9x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.90 – 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHACMGQSR
Dividend yield 7.9% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 7.9% – 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHACMGQSR
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 26.9xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $1.07FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.0%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +19.6% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $13.54BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +9.7% -10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHACMGQSR
Held by institutions 8.9% 89.5% 92.2%
Institutions holding 47 1,197 575
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.3% +6.5%
Institutions buying 28 510 319
Institutions selling 15 527 165
Buyers to sellers 1.87 0.97 1.93

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHACMGQSR
CHA 1.00 0.15 0.12
CMG 0.15 1.00 0.29
QSR 0.12 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHA, CMG and QSR?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chagee Holdings (CHA) $1.96B, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $39.81B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHA, CMG and QSR?

Chagee Holdings (CHA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 14.3x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 28.9x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chagee Holdings (CHA) is cheapest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 8.0x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.9x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chagee Holdings (CHA) -2.5%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.9%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 7.4%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Chagee Holdings (CHA) -29.4%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -28.5%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +11.7%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -4.2%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 52.6%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 44.9%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHA, CMG and QSR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.