Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported EBIT Margin of 12.86% for Q1 2026, down 381.0% year-over-year from 4.58% in Q1 2025, and down 8.74% on a QoQ basis from 14.09% in Q4 2025.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has 17 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 12.86% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 381.0% year-over-year to 12.86% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.27% (down 174.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.23%, down 71.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 12.86% in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from 14.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 19.71% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 9.41% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 15.52% (2023), against an average of 15.4%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when EBIT Margin surged 611 bps; it then sank 381 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing CMG's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 13.59% in 2022, then rose by 6 bps to 14.44% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 14.61% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 14.09% in 2025, then declined by 9 bps to 12.86% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CMG EBIT Margin figures stand at 12.86% (Q1 2026), 14.09% (Q4 2025), and 15.89% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.69%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 12.86%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 7.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.86%
Dec 31, 2025 14.09%
Sep 30, 2025 15.89%
Jun 30, 2025 18.25%
Mar 31, 2025 16.67%
Dec 31, 2024 14.61%
Sep 30, 2024 16.94%
Jun 30, 2024 19.71%
Mar 31, 2024 16.33%
Dec 31, 2023 14.44%
Sep 30, 2023 15.98%
Jun 30, 2023 17.17%
Mar 31, 2023 15.52%
Dec 31, 2022 13.59%
Sep 30, 2022 15.15%
Jun 30, 2022 15.25%
Mar 31, 2022 9.41%
Dec 31, 2021 8.07%
Sep 30, 2021 12.28%
Jun 30, 2021 12.97%
Mar 31, 2021 9.27%
Dec 31, 2020 7.27%
Sep 30, 2020 6.69%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.36%
Mar 31, 2020 5.04%
Dec 31, 2019 6.82%
Sep 30, 2019 8.24%
Jun 30, 2019 8.37%
Mar 31, 2019 8.42%
Dec 31, 2018 3.23%
Sep 30, 2018 4.73%
Jun 30, 2018 5.37%
Mar 31, 2018 8.08%
Dec 31, 2017 5.41%
Sep 30, 2017 2.74%
Jun 30, 2017 9.13%
Mar 31, 2017 6.85%
Dec 31, 2016 2.95%
Sep 30, 2016 0.94%
Jun 30, 2016 4.10%
Mar 31, 2016 -5.58%
Dec 31, 2015 10.39%
Sep 30, 2015 19.29%
Jun 30, 2015 18.99%
Mar 31, 2015 18.16%
Dec 31, 2014 17.56%
Sep 30, 2014 19.13%
Jun 30, 2014 17.13%
Mar 31, 2014 15.00%
Dec 31, 2013 15.29%
Sep 30, 2013 16.59%
Jun 30, 2013 17.93%
Mar 31, 2013 16.52%
Dec 31, 2012 14.62%
Sep 30, 2012 16.80%
Jun 30, 2012 19.36%
Mar 31, 2012 15.96%
Dec 31, 2011 15.73%
Sep 30, 2011 16.56%
Jun 30, 2011 14.67%
Mar 31, 2011 14.69%
Dec 31, 2010 15.33%
Sep 30, 2010 16.27%
Jun 30, 2010 16.06%
Mar 31, 2010 14.96%