CHA vs MCD vs CMG Stock Comparison

Chagee Holdings, Mcdonalds and Chipotle Mexican Grill Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHA Chagee Holdings Ltd.
$12.25 +7.4% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.34B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
7.51%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$249.47 +5.5% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$176.54B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
2.98%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$27.98 -10.7% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$35.41B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.42B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mcdonalds leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mcdonalds 5, Chagee Holdings 4, Chipotle Mexican Grill 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHAMCDCMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.34B $176.54B $35.41B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 20.1x 25.2x CHA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 18.8x 26.1x CHA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +6.3% +7.3% CMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 31.7% 11.4% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 7.51% 2.98% — CHA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% -19.5% -31.9% MCD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.3%/yr -4.7%/yr MCD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 19.9% 44.8% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 50/100 64/100 CHA

Percentile Scorecard

CHAMCDCMG

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

AxisCHAMCDCMG
Valuation 84 #9 of 50 18 #41 of 50 25 #38 of 50
Growth 4 #45 of 47 39 #29 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Profitability 71 #14 of 46 100 #1 of 46 91 #5 of 46
Financial Health 98 #2 of 51 44 #29 of 51 64 #19 of 51
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 33 47 #18 of 33 100 #1 of 33
Overall 71 50 64
  • CHA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHAMCDCMGSPY
1 month +7.4%+5.5%-10.7% -0.2%
3 months +5.2%-8.6%-16.5% +3.9%
6 months +12.1%-14.7%-14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%-18.4%-24.4% +12.9%
1 year -28.5%-19.5%-31.9% +12.3%
3 years —-2.5%-25.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-0.8%-9.5% +23.3%
5 years —+1.6%-21.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+0.3%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years —+122.6%+279.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.3%+14.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHAMCDCMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%19.9%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%20.4%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.25-0.010.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.98-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.3%-32.3%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-26.9%-31.9% -1.2%
52-week high $17.13$341.06$41.06 $779.14
52-week low $9.16$230.86$27.51 $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.

MultipleCHAMCDCMG
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 20.6x 20.1xmedian 20.6x 25.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 6.4xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 14.3xmedian 13.3x 15.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 17.3x 23.9xmedian 17.3x 22.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.1x -172.6xmedian 3.1x 16.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 4.68median 1.07 2.21median 1.07

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 monthsCHAMCDCMG
Revenue $1.84B $27.70B $12.42B
Gross profit – $24.86B –
Operating income $151.10M $12.80B $1.82B
Net income $140.02M $8.79B $1.42B
Free cash flow $233.21M $7.39B $1.57B
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $12.36 $1.11
Cash & equivalents $963.92M $822.00M $228.20M
Total debt – $162.65B –
Shares (diluted) 164.71M 711.10M 1.28B
Enterprise value -$2.35B $171.36B $31.39B

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
MetricCHAMCDCMG
P/E 14.5x 20.1x 25.2x
P/FCF 10.0x 23.9x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 15.6x 15.2x
P/S 1.3x 6.4x 2.8x
P/B 1.9x -172.6x 16.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -172.6x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA – 14.3x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 16.8x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 7.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF 5.1x 29.2x 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 19.0x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.68 2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHAMCDCMG
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 6.3% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.0% 7.3% -5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -50.7% 4.7% -7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.9% 5.7% -2.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 11.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 15.8% 11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.1% 18.0% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHAMCDCMG
Gross margin – 89.7% –
EBITDA margin – 54.4% 17.7%
Operating margin 8.2% 46.2% 14.7%
Pretax margin 10.6% 40.4% 15.0%
Net margin 7.4% 31.7% 11.4%
FCF margin 12.6% 26.7% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 40.9% 18.7%
Return on equity 12.0% – 61.6%
Return on assets 8.1% 14.6% 16.1%
Return on invested capital – 25.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.5% 22.9% 24.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHAMCDCMG
Debt / assets 1.5% 66.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x -39.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 5.4x –
Liabilities / assets 30.8% 101.7% 75.2%
Equity / assets 69.2% -1.7% 24.8%
Interest coverage – 7.9x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 5.02 4.59 5.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHAMCDCMG
Dividend yield 7.5% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 7.9%
Shareholder yield 7.5% 4.2% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusCHAMCDCMG
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $13.24FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +6.8% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026 $13.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.1%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% -4.0% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHAMCDCMG
Held by institutions 8.9% 74.2% 89.5%
Institutions holding 47 3,475 1,197
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 28 1,535 510
Institutions selling 15 1,486 527
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.03 0.97

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.

CHAMCDCMG
CHA 1.00 0.09 0.16
MCD 0.09 1.00 0.26
CMG 0.16 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHA, MCD and CMG?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chagee Holdings (CHA) $2.34B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $176.54B, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $35.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHA, MCD and CMG?

Chagee Holdings (CHA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 14.5x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.1x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chagee Holdings (CHA) is cheapest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 8.3x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.8x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.1x). 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%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 7.4%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mcdonalds (MCD) returned the most: Chagee Holdings (CHA) -28.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -19.5%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -31.9%. Over five years, Mcdonalds (MCD) compounded fastest (Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.3%/yr, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chagee Holdings (CHA) has the highest dividend yield: Chagee Holdings (CHA) 7.51%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 2.98%. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Chagee Holdings (CHA) 52.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mcdonalds (MCD) leads on 5. 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.