Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 15.25% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 147.0% year-over-year to 15.25%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 11.85%, down 555.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 12.14%, 574.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin hit 15.25% in Q1 2026 for Chipotle Mexican Grill, up from 4.66% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 30.4% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 4.66% in Q4 2025.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 13.2%, with a median of 11.89% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin soared 2668bps in 2024 and then tumbled -3506bps in 2025.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's FCF Margin stood at 11.83% in 2022, then crashed by -69bps to 3.72% in 2023, then surged by 718bps to 30.4% in 2024, then crashed by -115bps to 4.66% in 2025, then soared by 427bps to 15.25% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 15.25%, 4.66%, and 25.76% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.