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

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 13.84% for Q2 2026, up 76.0% year-over-year from 7.86% in Q2 2025, and down 9.27% on a QoQ basis from 15.25% in Q1 2026.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chipotle Mexican Grill has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 13.84% in Q2 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 13.84%, up 76.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 12.63% (down 3.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.14%, down 122.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin slipped to 13.84% in Q2 2026, from 15.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 17.71% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 3.72% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 12.22% and a median of 13.3% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 928 bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of 811 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 11.83% in 2022, then plunged by 69 bps to 3.72% in 2023, then soared by 235 bps to 12.44% in 2024, then tumbled by 38 bps to 7.66% in 2025, then surged by 81 bps to 13.84% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 13.84% in Q2 2026, 15.25% in Q1 2026, and 7.66% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 27.83%
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 14.49%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn 13.84%
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 18.76%
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 19.01%
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 10.19%
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 19.01%
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 9.53%
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 4.85%
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 13.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 13.84%
Mar 31, 2026 15.25%
Dec 31, 2025 7.66%
Sep 30, 2025 13.52%
Jun 30, 2025 13.08%
Mar 31, 2025 14.34%
Dec 31, 2024 12.44%
Sep 30, 2024 10.70%
Jun 30, 2024 14.20%
Mar 31, 2024 16.16%
Dec 31, 2023 10.76%
Sep 30, 2023 26.55%
Jun 30, 2023 15.45%
Mar 31, 2023 16.52%
Dec 31, 2022 17.78%
Sep 30, 2022 22.08%
Jun 30, 2022 8.42%
Mar 31, 2022 9.24%
Dec 31, 2021 35.46%
Sep 30, 2021 8.83%