CMG vs LKNCY vs THCH Stock Comparison

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Luckin Coffee and TH International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$28.78 -9.7% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$36.42B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.71B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$31.79 -6.1% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.58B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
THCH TH International Ltd
$1.30 +3.2% 1M -47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$43.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$170.73M
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Luckin Coffee leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Luckin Coffee 5, Chipotle Mexican Grill 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMGLKNCYTHCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.42B $8.58B $43.22M CMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 19.8x -0.6x LKNCY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x 14.7x — LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% — -8.3% CMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -42.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% -22.7% -47.6% LKNCY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +17.8%/yr -51.8%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 43.3% 84.9% LKNCY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 — 20/100 CMG

Percentile Scorecard

CMGLKNCYTHCH

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

AxisCMGLKNCYTHCH
Valuation 14 #43 of 50 51 #25 of 50 10 #45 of 50
Growth 41 #28 of 47 – 44 #27 of 47
Profitability 64 #17 of 46 – 7 #43 of 46
Financial Health 52 #25 of 51 86 #8 of 51 –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 43 – 20
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • THCH ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMGLKNCYTHCHSPY
1 month -9.7%-6.1%+3.2% +0.9%
3 months -15.9%-3.9%-27.8% +5.9%
6 months -12.8%-11.7%-37.5% +8.5%
Year to date -22.2%-5.1%-47.8% +13.3%
1 year -28.5%-22.7%-47.6% +12.4%
3 years -23.8%-3.7%-84.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.7%-1.2%-45.8% +23.5%
5 years -19.1%+126.7%-97.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.2%+17.8%-51.8% +11.0%
10 years +288.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.5%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMGLKNCYTHCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%43.3%84.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%37.6%91.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.400.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.53-0.56 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.9%-58.9%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.6%-22.7%-52.6% -0.9%
52-week high $40.87$41.15$2.74 $779.14
52-week low $27.51$27.67$1.00 $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.

MultipleCMGLKNCYTHCH
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 20.8x 19.8xmedian 20.8x -0.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x —median 13.0x -1.4xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 17.6x 17.3xmedian 17.6x -12,776xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.18median 1.08 —median 1.08 -0.03median 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 monthsCMGLKNCYTHCH
Revenue $12.71B – $170.73M
Gross profit – – $147.46M
Operating income $1.79B – -$44.87M
Net income $1.38B – -$67.08M
Free cash flow – – -$3.38K
EPS (diluted) $1.08 – $-2.23
Cash & equivalents $634.21M $327.91M –
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 321.02M 32.52M
Enterprise value $36.42B $7.66B $43.22M

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
MetricCMGLKNCYTHCH
P/E 26.7x 19.8x -0.6x
P/FCF 25.7x 17.3x -12,776x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x – -12,776x
P/S 2.9x 1.2x 0.3x
P/B 14.8x 3.8x –
P/Tangible book 14.8x 3.8x –
EV/EBITDA – – -1.4x
EV/EBIT – – -1.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x – 0.3x
EV/FCF – – -12,776x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x – -12,776x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.18 – -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMGLKNCYTHCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% – -8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – -4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% – -5.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 18.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.4% – -26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.1% – -40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – 22.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% – 99.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 95.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 99.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 95.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMGLKNCYTHCH
Gross margin – – 86.4%
EBITDA margin – – -17.6%
Operating margin – – -26.3%
Pretax margin – – -42.4%
Net margin – – -42.5%
FCF margin – – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% – 0.0%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.4x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMGLKNCYTHCH
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 48.4% –
Equity / assets 26.0% 51.6% –
Interest coverage – – -19.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.7x –
Quick ratio – 2.3x –
Cash ratio – 0.8x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMGLKNCYTHCH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusCMGLKNCYTHCH
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $2.16FY2026 $-1.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% +28.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.54BFY2026 $9.64BFY2026 $183.69MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +20.8% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMGLKNCYTHCH
Held by institutions 89.5% 0.0% –
Institutions holding 1,197 9 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +880.6% –
Institutions buying 510 5 –
Institutions selling 527 0 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

CMGLKNCYTHCH
CMG 1.00 0.06 -0.06
LKNCY 0.06 1.00 -0.05
THCH -0.06 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMG, LKNCY and THCH?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $36.42B, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $8.58B, TH International (THCH) $43.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMG, LKNCY and THCH?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.7x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 19.8x, TH International (THCH) -0.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.9x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.7x). 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: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.9%, TH International (THCH) -8.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) returned the most: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -28.5%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -22.7%, TH International (THCH) -47.6%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -4.2%/yr, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.8%/yr, TH International (THCH) -51.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) has been the steadiest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 44.9%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.3%, TH International (THCH) 84.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMG, LKNCY and THCH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 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.