Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) posted Free Cash Flow of $463.38 million for Q2 2026, up 15.6% from $400.74 million a year earlier but down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Chipotle Mexican Grill was $1.57 billion, up 7.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.45 billion, down 4.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 37.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Chipotle Mexican Grill's Free Cash Flow was $1.51 billion in FY2024 (+23.6%), $1.22 billion in FY2023 (+44.9%), $844.02 million in FY2022 (+0.5%) and $839.61 million in FY2021 (+189.0%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of $93.53 million in Q4 2023 to a high of $471.02 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 35.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 278.4%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 63.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $471.02 million (Q1 2026), $228.39 million (Q4 2025) and $406.19 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 1.35 Bn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 407.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 463.38 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 479.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 98.90 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 479.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 299.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 81.47 Mn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 463.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 471.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 228.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 406.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 400.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 412.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 353.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 298.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 422.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 436.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 93.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 349.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 445.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 334.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 257.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 212.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 186.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 186.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 316.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 172.36 Mn |
API Access
Chipotle Mexican Grill Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();