CMG vs MCD vs LKNCY Stock Comparison

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Mcdonalds and Luckin Coffee Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$28.42 -9.3% 1M -31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.70B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.42B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$250.84 +6.1% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$176.83B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$32.28 -0.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.20B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Mcdonalds leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mcdonalds 5, Luckin Coffee 2, Chipotle Mexican Grill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMGMCDLKNCYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.70B $176.83B $10.20B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 20.1x 20.1x MCD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.6x 18.9x 14.9x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +6.3% — CMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 31.7% — MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.0% -18.0% -18.9% MCD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr +0.7%/yr +16.9%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 19.9% 43.4% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 50/100 — CMG

Percentile Scorecard

CMGMCDLKNCY

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

AxisCMGMCDLKNCY
Valuation 25 #38 of 50 18 #41 of 50 51 #25 of 50
Growth 41 #28 of 47 39 #29 of 47 –
Profitability 91 #5 of 46 100 #1 of 46 –
Financial Health 64 #19 of 51 44 #29 of 51 86 #8 of 51
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 33 47 #18 of 33 –
Overall 64 50 –
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMGMCDLKNCYSPY
1 month -9.3%+6.1%-0.8% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%-7.3%+0.7% +3.5%
6 months -15.5%-13.6%+4.1% +7.0%
Year to date -23.2%-17.9%-3.6% +12.2%
1 year -31.0%-18.0%-18.9% +13.0%
3 years -24.7%-1.9%-2.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.0%-0.6%-0.7% +23.1%
5 years -19.5%+3.3%+118.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%+0.7%+16.9% +11.0%
10 years +286.1%+123.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.5%+8.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMGMCDLKNCYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%19.9%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%20.5%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.61-0.010.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.90-0.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.9%-32.3%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-26.5%-21.6% -1.8%
52-week high $41.06$341.06$41.15 $779.14
52-week low $27.51$230.86$27.67 $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.

MultipleCMGMCDLKNCY
P/E now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 20.5x 20.2xmedian 20.5x 20.1xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.1x 6.4xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 13.3x 14.4xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 17.5x 24.0xmedian 17.5x 17.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 3.1x -173.5xmedian 3.1x 3.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.25median 1.07 4.71median 1.07 —median 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 monthsCMGMCDLKNCY
Revenue $12.42B $27.70B –
Gross profit – $24.86B –
Operating income $1.82B $12.80B –
Net income $1.42B $8.79B –
Free cash flow $1.57B $7.39B –
EPS (diluted) $1.11 $12.36 –
Cash & equivalents $228.20M $822.00M $327.91M
Total debt – $162.65B –
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 711.10M 321.02M
Enterprise value $31.68B $171.65B $9.28B

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
MetricCMGMCDLKNCY
P/E 25.6x 20.2x 20.1x
P/FCF 22.9x 24.0x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 15.6x –
P/S 2.9x 6.4x 1.2x
P/B 16.3x -173.5x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 16.3x -173.5x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 14.4x –
EV/EBIT 19.4x 16.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 7.8x –
EV/FCF 22.5x 29.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.25 4.71 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMGMCDLKNCY
Debt / assets – 66.5% –
Debt / equity – -39.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – 5.4x –
Liabilities / assets 75.2% 101.7% 48.4%
Equity / assets 24.8% -1.7% 51.6%
Interest coverage – 7.9x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 5.26 4.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMGMCDLKNCY
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 7.7% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 7.7% 4.1% –
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.

ConsensusCMGMCDLKNCY
Forward P/E 26.6xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $13.24FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% +6.8% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.54BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026 $9.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +36.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% -4.0% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMGMCDLKNCY
Held by institutions 89.5% 74.2% 0.0%
Institutions holding 1,197 3,473 9
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +0.4% +880.6%
Institutions buying 510 1,534 5
Institutions selling 527 1,485 0
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.03 –

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.

CMGMCDLKNCY
CMG 1.00 0.26 0.06
MCD 0.26 1.00 0.02
LKNCY 0.06 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMG, MCD and LKNCY?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $35.70B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $176.83B, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $10.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMG, MCD and LKNCY?

Mcdonalds (MCD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 25.2x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.1x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.6x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.9x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.9x). 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) +7.3%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mcdonalds (MCD) returned the most: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -31.0%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -18.0%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -18.9%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -4.3%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.7%/yr, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 0.00%. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 44.9%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.