CMG vs YUMC vs DPZ Stock Comparison

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Yum China Holdings and Dominos Pizza Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$31.27 -1.9% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$39.57B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.71B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc.
$45.19 +10.7% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.59B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.44B
Div. yield
2.46%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$312.00 +3.4% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.26B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
2.47%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Yum China Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Yum China Holdings 7, Dominos Pizza 3, Chipotle Mexican Grill 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMGYUMCDPZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.57B $15.59B $10.26B CMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 16.1x 16.9x YUMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x 14.9x 17.5x YUMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +8.8% +4.5% YUMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.8% 12.0% DPZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.5% 85.1% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 4.3x YUMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.46% 2.47% DPZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% +3.1% -23.1% YUMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -4.6%/yr -8.6%/yr CMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 25.6% 32.2% YUMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 75/100 55/100 YUMC

Percentile Scorecard

CMGYUMCDPZ

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

AxisCMGYUMCDPZ
Valuation 16 #42 of 50 74 #14 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 39 #29 of 47 50 #24 of 47 37 #30 of 47
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 69 #15 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Financial Health 54 #24 of 51 88 #7 of 51 16 #43 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 94 #3 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Overall 44 75 55
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUMC 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

PeriodCMGYUMCDPZSPY
1 month -1.9%+10.7%+3.4% +0.7%
3 months -18.8%-2.7%-11.4% +3.7%
6 months -8.0%-6.7%-8.1% +7.1%
Year to date -15.5%-5.3%-25.1% +12.8%
1 year -21.4%+3.1%-23.1% +11.9%
3 years -18.1%-14.9%-7.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.5%-5.3%-2.7% +22.8%
5 years -12.1%-20.8%-36.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.6%-4.6%-8.6% +10.9%
10 years +322.6%+85.5%+85.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.5%+6.4%+6.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMGYUMCDPZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%25.6%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%24.2%33.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.270.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.12-0.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.9%-54.6%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-22.0%-28.8% -1.2%
52-week high $40.87$57.95$438.42 $779.14
52-week low $27.51$39.98$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.

MultipleCMGYUMCDPZ
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 21.0x 16.1xmedian 21.0x 16.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.8x 7.7xmedian 12.8x 13.6xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 17.6x 16.6xmedian 17.6x 16.1xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 3.4x -2.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.46median 0.93 0.98median 0.93 2.18median 0.93

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 monthsCMGYUMCDPZ
Revenue $12.71B $12.44B $5.07B
Gross profit – $2.14B $2.03B
Operating income $1.79B $1.38B $999.84M
Net income $1.38B $1.05B $609.38M
Free cash flow – $940.00M $635.69M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $2.79 $18.40
Cash & equivalents $634.21M $485.00M $229.04M
Total debt – $66.00M $4.89B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 349.00M 33.11M
Enterprise value $39.57B $9.95B $9.51B

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
MetricCMGYUMCDPZ
P/E 29.0x 16.1x 16.9x
P/FCF 25.7x 16.6x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 9.9x 13.5x
P/S 3.1x 1.3x 2.0x
P/B 16.1x 2.6x -2.6x
P/Tangible book 16.1x 2.6x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 7.7x 13.6x
EV/EBIT – 10.3x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 15.2x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 9.0x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.46 0.98 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMGYUMCDPZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 8.8% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 6.3% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.7% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 12.8% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 10.3% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.4% 6.3% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 9.0% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.1% 13.7% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 16.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 9.6% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -3.0% 10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.7% 0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.0% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMGYUMCDPZ
Gross margin – 17.2% 40.0%
EBITDA margin – 14.9% 21.6%
Operating margin – 11.1% 19.7%
Pretax margin – 11.5% 15.4%
Net margin – 7.8% 12.0%
FCF margin – 7.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.5% 12.7% 15.0%
Return on equity – 17.3% –
Return on assets – 9.7% 34.5%
Return on invested capital – 16.5% 85.1%
Return on capital employed – 16.4% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.1x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMGYUMCDPZ
Debt / assets – 0.6% 276.6%
Debt / equity – 0.0x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 44.2% 323.9%
Equity / assets 26.0% 55.8% -223.9%
Interest coverage – – 5.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.72 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMGYUMCDPZ
Dividend yield – 2.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 8.4% 3.6%
Shareholder yield – 10.8% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 24.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusCMGYUMCDPZ
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.07FY2026 $3.04FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.5%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% +15.5% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.54BFY2026 $12.37BFY2026 $5.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +6.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMGYUMCDPZ
Held by institutions 89.5% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,198 – 734
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% – +2.4%
Institutions buying 511 – 382
Institutions selling 527 – 288
Buyers to sellers 0.97 – 1.33

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.

CMGYUMCDPZ
CMG 1.00 0.28 0.32
YUMC 0.28 1.00 0.31
DPZ 0.32 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMG, YUMC and DPZ?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $39.57B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $15.59B, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMG, YUMC and DPZ?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 29.0x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.1x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is cheapest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 29.2x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 14.9x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) has the highest net margin (Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yum China Holdings (YUMC) returned the most: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -21.4%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +3.1%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -23.1%. Over five years, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) compounded fastest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -2.6%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -4.6%/yr, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) has the highest dividend yield: Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 2.46%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 2.47%. 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) 45.7%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.6%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMG, YUMC 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, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) leads on 7. 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.