Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported Free Cash Flow of $471.0 million for Q1 2026, down 2.01% year-over-year from $480.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 438.83% quarter-over-quarter from -$139.0 million in Q4 2025.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $471.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $471.0 million, down 2.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion (down 28.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, down 28.42% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow rose to $471.0 million in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from -$139.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $864.9 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$139.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $353.4 million and a median of $334.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 824.69% in 2024, then slumped 116.07% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $257.9 million in 2022, then sank by 63.74% to $93.5 million in 2023, then surged by 824.69% to $864.9 million in 2024, then sank by 116.07% to -$139.0 million in 2025, then soared by 438.83% to $471.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CMG's Free Cash Flow at $471.0 million in Q1 2026, -$139.0 million in Q4 2025, and $773.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 64.92 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 471.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 471.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -139.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -139.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 773.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 773.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 332.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 332.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 480.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 480.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 864.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 864.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 298.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 298.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 353.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 353.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 505.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 505.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 93.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 93.53 Mn