CMG vs MCD vs DPZ Stock Comparison

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Mcdonalds and Dominos Pizza Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$32.92 +1.5% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$41.66B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.71B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$265.64 +14.5% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$187.98B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
2.80%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$322.35 +8.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.60B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
2.39%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mcdonalds leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mcdonalds 6, Dominos Pizza 3, Chipotle Mexican Grill 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMGMCDDPZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.66B $187.98B $10.60B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 21.4x 17.5x DPZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 20.1x 18.1x DPZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +6.3% +4.5% CMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 31.7% 12.0% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.9% 85.1% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 4.3x MCD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.80% 2.39% MCD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.9% -11.0% -19.1% CMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr +1.2%/yr -7.9%/yr MCD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 20.2% 32.3% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 51/100 53/100 CMG

Percentile Scorecard

CMGMCDDPZ

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

AxisCMGMCDDPZ
Valuation 18 #41 of 50 20 #40 of 50 45 #28 of 50
Growth 34 #32 of 48 40 #29 of 48 38 #30 of 48
Profitability 91 #5 of 47 100 #1 of 47 89 #6 of 47
Financial Health 64 #19 of 51 46 #28 of 51 14 #44 of 51
Shareholder Returns 91 #4 of 33 47 #18 of 33 78 #8 of 33
Overall 60 51 53
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • DPZ ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMGMCDDPZSPY
1 month +1.5%+14.5%+8.3% -2.3%
3 months -12.1%+0.1%-11.5% -0.7%
6 months +2.9%-6.5%-2.4% +4.8%
Year to date -11.0%-13.1%-22.7% +10.3%
1 year +3.9%-11.0%-19.1% +10.3%
3 years -19.3%-0.8%-10.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -6.9%-0.3%-3.8% +20.1%
5 years -7.4%+6.1%-33.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -1.5%+1.2%-7.9% +10.1%
10 years +345.5%+136.4%+92.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.1%+9.0%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMGMCDDPZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%20.2%32.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.9%20.5%33.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.41-0.020.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.54-0.59 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.9%-32.3%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-22.1%-26.5% -3.5%
52-week high $40.87$341.06$438.42 $779.14
52-week low $27.51$230.86$283.03 $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.

MultipleCMGMCDDPZ
P/E now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 21.4x 21.4xmedian 21.4x 17.5xmedian 21.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.1x 6.8xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 13.8x 15.1xmedian 13.8x 13.9xmedian 13.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 17.5x 25.5xmedian 17.5x 16.7xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 3.1x -183.8xmedian 3.1x -2.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.64median 0.96 4.98median 0.96 2.26median 0.96

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 monthsCMGMCDDPZ
Revenue $12.71B $27.70B $5.07B
Gross profit – $24.86B $2.03B
Operating income $1.79B $12.80B $999.84M
Net income $1.38B $8.79B $609.38M
Free cash flow $1.51B $7.39B $635.69M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $12.36 $18.40
Cash & equivalents $634.21M $822.00M $229.04M
Total debt – $39.86B $4.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 711.10M 33.11M
Enterprise value $38.16B $182.80B $9.85B

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
MetricCMGMCDDPZ
P/E 30.5x 21.4x 17.5x
P/FCF 27.6x 25.5x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 16.6x 13.9x
P/S 3.3x 6.8x 2.1x
P/B 17.0x -183.8x -2.7x
P/Tangible book 17.0x -183.8x -2.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x 15.1x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 17.7x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 8.2x 3.0x
EV/FCF 27.0x 30.7x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 20.0x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.64 4.98 2.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMGMCDDPZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 6.3% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 4.6% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.3% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 7.3% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 5.2% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.4% 4.7% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 3.2% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.1% 5.7% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 4.3% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 15.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 9.1% 10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 18.0% 0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 8.3% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMGMCDDPZ
Gross margin – 89.7% 40.0%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 54.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 14.1% 46.2% 19.7%
Pretax margin 14.4% 40.4% 15.4%
Net margin 10.8% 31.7% 12.0%
FCF margin 11.9% 26.7% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% 40.9% 15.0%
Return on equity 59.2% – –
Return on assets 15.1% 14.6% 34.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.9% 85.1%
Return on capital employed 23.3% 22.9% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.5x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMGMCDDPZ
Debt / assets – 66.5% 276.6%
Debt / equity – -39.0x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.4x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 101.7% 323.9%
Equity / assets 26.0% -1.7% -223.9%
Interest coverage – 7.9x 5.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.55 4.71 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMGMCDDPZ
Dividend yield – 2.8% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 5.3% 1.1% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 3.9% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusCMGMCDDPZ
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $13.24FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% +6.8% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.54BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026 $5.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% -4.0% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMGMCDDPZ
Held by institutions 89.5% 74.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,199 3,478 735
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +0.4% +2.4%
Institutions buying 511 1,536 382
Institutions selling 528 1,488 289
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.03 1.32

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.

CMGMCDDPZ
CMG 1.00 0.31 0.32
MCD 0.31 1.00 0.51
DPZ 0.32 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMG, MCD and DPZ?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $41.66B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $187.98B, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMG, MCD and DPZ?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 30.5x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 21.4x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) is cheapest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 30.8x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.1x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 18.1x). 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: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.9%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 10.8%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) returned the most: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +3.9%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -11.0%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -19.1%. Over five years, Mcdonalds (MCD) compounded fastest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -1.5%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +1.2%/yr, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest dividend yield: Mcdonalds (MCD) 2.80%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 2.39%. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 41.1%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.2%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.