Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $471.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 2.01% year-over-year to $471.0 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $1.4 billion, down 28.04%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.4 billion, 28.42% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $471.0 million in Q1 2026 for Chipotle Mexican Grill, up from -$139.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $864.9 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$139.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $353.4 million, with a median of $334.7 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow skyrocketed 824.69% in 2024 and then plummeted 116.07% in 2025.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's Free Cash Flow stood at $257.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 63.74% to $93.5 million in 2023, then surged by 824.69% to $864.9 million in 2024, then plummeted by 116.07% to -$139.0 million in 2025, then soared by 438.83% to $471.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $471.0 million, -$139.0 million, and $773.6 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.