LKNCY vs QSR vs CMG Stock Comparison

Luckin Coffee, Restaurant Brands International and Chipotle Mexican Grill Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$31.52 -8.0% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.50B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
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

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 4, Chipotle Mexican Grill 2, Luckin Coffee 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKNCYQSRCMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.50B $25.46B $39.57B CMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 17.0x 29.0x QSR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 18.4x 29.2x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.5% +7.9% CMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.52% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.9% +10.6% -21.4% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.6%/yr +5.2%/yr -2.6%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 25.0% 45.7% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 44/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

LKNCYQSRCMG

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

AxisLKNCYQSRCMG
Valuation 57 #22 of 50 45 #28 of 50 16 #42 of 50
Growth – 67 #16 of 47 39 #29 of 47
Profitability – 71 #14 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Financial Health 86 #8 of 51 32 #35 of 51 54 #24 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 74 #9 of 32 –
Overall – 58 44
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLKNCYQSRCMGSPY
1 month -8.0%+2.2%-1.9% +0.7%
3 months -6.4%-1.7%-18.8% +3.7%
6 months -9.9%-9.5%-8.0% +7.1%
Year to date -5.9%+7.0%-15.5% +12.8%
1 year -22.9%+10.6%-21.4% +11.9%
3 years +0.7%+10.0%-18.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.2%+3.2%-6.5% +22.8%
5 years +124.8%+29.0%-12.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.6%+5.2%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years —+67.6%+322.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.3%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLKNCYQSRCMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%25.0%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%25.9%50.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.050.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.43-0.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-27.5%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-10.6%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $40.90$81.67$40.87 $779.14
52-week low $27.67$65.69$27.51 $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.

MultipleLKNCYQSRCMG
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 21.0x 17.0xmedian 21.0x 29.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 1.1x 3.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.8x 12.7xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 17.6x 16.1xmedian 17.6x 25.7xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 16.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 0.93median 0.93 3.46median 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 monthsLKNCYQSRCMG
Revenue – $9.78B $12.71B
Gross profit – $5.30B –
Operating income – $2.64B $1.79B
Net income – $1.97B $1.38B
Free cash flow – $1.58B –
EPS (diluted) – $3.28 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $327.91M $974.00M $634.21M
Total debt – $13.27B –
Shares (diluted) 321.02M 457.00M 1.28B
Enterprise value $7.59B $22.84B $39.57B

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
MetricLKNCYQSRCMG
P/E 19.7x 17.0x 29.0x
P/FCF 17.2x 16.1x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x 16.9x
P/S 1.2x 2.6x 3.1x
P/B 3.8x 4.6x 16.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x -4.8x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA – 12.7x –
EV/EBIT – 14.3x –
EV/Revenue – 3.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 23.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.3x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.93 3.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYQSRCMG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.5% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.1% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 53.7% -10.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 62.7% -6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.6% 6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYQSRCMG
Gross margin – 54.2% –
EBITDA margin – 30.4% –
Operating margin – 27.0% –
Pretax margin – 21.9% –
Net margin – 15.3% –
FCF margin – 16.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 19.1% 18.5%
Return on equity – 36.1% –
Return on assets – 7.8% –
Return on invested capital – 13.7% –
Return on capital employed – 11.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKNCYQSRCMG
Debt / assets – 52.5% –
Debt / equity – 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x –
Debt / FCF – 8.4x –
Liabilities / assets 48.4% 78.1% 74.0%
Equity / assets 51.6% 21.9% 26.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 1.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKNCYQSRCMG
Dividend yield – 3.5% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield – 5.0% –
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.

ConsensusLKNCYQSRCMG
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 $3.96FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% +8.1% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.64BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026 $13.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.7%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% -10.0% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKNCYQSRCMG
Held by institutions 0.0% 92.2% 89.5%
Institutions holding 9 576 1,198
Change in shares held, QoQ +880.6% +6.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 5 319 511
Institutions selling 0 166 527
Buyers to sellers – 1.92 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.

LKNCYQSRCMG
LKNCY 1.00 0.11 0.02
QSR 0.11 1.00 0.33
CMG 0.02 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKNCY, QSR and CMG?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $8.50B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.46B, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $39.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKNCY, QSR and CMG?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 19.7x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 17.0x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.6x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.4x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 29.2x). 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: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.5%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -22.9%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +10.6%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -21.4%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.6%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.2%/yr, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 3.52%. Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.3%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 25.0%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads on 4. 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.