CMG vs TXRH vs YUMC Stock Comparison

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Texas Roadhouse and Yum China Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$35.19 +14.0% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.30B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.71B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
$196.45 +23.6% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.55B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc.
$49.65 +23.4% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.29B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Yum China Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yum China Holdings 6, Texas Roadhouse 4, Chipotle Mexican Grill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMGTXRHYUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.30B $12.55B $17.29B CMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 30.4x 17.7x YUMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.9x 29.3x 16.3x YUMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +9.9% +8.8% TXRH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 6.6% 7.8% CMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.0% 16.5% TXRH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -0.7x YUMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% YUMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.9% +21.1% +10.8% TXRH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr +15.5%/yr -2.7%/yr TXRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 32.2% 25.9% YUMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 73/100 YUMC

Percentile Scorecard

CMGTXRHYUMC

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

AxisCMGTXRHYUMC
Valuation 18 #41 of 50 29 #36 of 50 69 #16 of 50
Growth 36 #31 of 48 53 #23 of 48 47 #26 of 48
Profitability 91 #5 of 47 78 #11 of 47 65 #17 of 47
Financial Health 64 #19 of 51 72 #15 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Shareholder Returns 91 #4 of 33 56 #15 of 33 94 #3 of 33
Overall 60 58 73
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • TXRH ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUMC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMGTXRHYUMCSPY
1 month +14.0%+23.6%+23.4% -1.0%
3 months +2.0%-5.8%+4.5% -0.4%
6 months +7.5%+23.0%+1.9% +4.5%
Year to date -4.9%+18.3%+4.0% +12.4%
1 year +10.9%+21.1%+10.8% +13.6%
3 years -13.8%+88.4%+9.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.8%+23.5%+3.0% +20.8%
5 years -2.0%+105.2%-12.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -0.4%+15.5%-2.7% +10.4%
10 years +374.9%+406.6%+80.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +16.9%+17.6%+6.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCMGTXRHYUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%32.2%25.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.9%27.8%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.240.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.660.42 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.9%-27.3%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-8.3%-14.3% -1.6%
52-week high $40.87$214.28$57.95 $779.14
52-week low $27.51$155.88$39.98 $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.

MultipleCMGTXRHYUMC
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 22.2x 31.2xmedian 22.2x 17.7xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 14.2x 18.1xmedian 14.2x 8.6xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 18.0x 31.7xmedian 18.0x 18.2xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 3.1x 8.2xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.89median 0.94 2.37median 0.94 1.07median 0.94

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 monthsCMGTXRHYUMC
Revenue $12.71B $6.23B $12.44B
Gross profit – – $2.14B
Operating income $1.79B $482.80M $1.38B
Net income $1.38B $422.09M $1.05B
Free cash flow $1.51B $406.39M $940.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $6.27 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $634.21M $202.43M $485.00M
Total debt – $50.00M $66.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 65.92M 349.00M
Enterprise value $40.80B $11.89B $10.94B

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
MetricCMGTXRHYUMC
P/E 32.6x 31.2x 17.7x
P/FCF 29.5x 31.7x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 16.0x 10.9x
P/S 3.5x 2.1x 1.4x
P/B 18.1x 8.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 18.1x 8.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.0x 18.1x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 26.4x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 28.9x 31.3x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 15.8x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.89 2.37 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMGTXRHYUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 9.9% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 12.7% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% -7.4% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 12.3% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.4% -5.8% 6.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 12.2% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.1% -4.7% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 13.2% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 8.2% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 17.0% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 8.8% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 24.8% -4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMGTXRHYUMC
Gross margin – – 17.2%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 11.3% 14.9%
Operating margin 14.1% 7.7% 11.1%
Pretax margin 14.4% 7.8% 11.5%
Net margin 10.8% 6.6% 7.8%
FCF margin 11.9% 6.5% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% 12.9% 12.7%
Return on equity 59.2% 27.1% 17.3%
Return on assets 15.1% 11.6% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 26.0% 16.5%
Return on capital employed 23.3% 17.0% 16.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMGTXRHYUMC
Debt / assets – 1.4% 0.6%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 57.0% 44.2%
Equity / assets 26.0% 43.0% 55.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.79 6.28 3.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMGTXRHYUMC
Dividend yield – 1.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 1.3% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.7% 9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.7% 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 46.4% 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.9% 24.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% 21.6%

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.

ConsensusCMGTXRHYUMC
Forward P/E 32.9xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $6.71FY2026 $3.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% +10.6% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.54BFY2026 $6.74BFY2026 $12.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +8.4% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMGTXRHYUMC
Held by institutions 89.5% 99.0% 66.8%
Institutions holding 1,199 649 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -1.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 511 314 262
Institutions selling 528 249 231
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.26 1.13

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.

CMGTXRHYUMC
CMG 1.00 0.43 0.30
TXRH 0.43 1.00 0.26
YUMC 0.30 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMG, TXRH and YUMC?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $44.30B, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) $12.55B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $17.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMG, TXRH and YUMC?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 32.2x, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 30.4x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is cheapest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 32.9x, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 29.3x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.9%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +9.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has the highest net margin (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 10.8%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 6.6%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) leads (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 26.0%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) returned the most: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +10.9%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +21.1%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +10.8%. Over five years, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) compounded fastest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -0.4%/yr, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +15.5%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has the highest dividend yield: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 0.00%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 0.02%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 0.02%. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has been the steadiest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 41.5%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 32.2%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMG, TXRH and YUMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 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.