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

Chipotle Mexican Grill's (CMG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $471.0 million in Q1 2026, up 14.25% year-on-year from $412.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 106.23% on a QoQ basis from $228.4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 14.25% year-over-year to $471.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion, a 1.29% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.4 billion, down 4.23% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $471.0 million, up from $228.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for CMG reached as high as $656.3 million in Q3 2023 and fell as low as $186.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $375.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $391.3 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 184.46% in 2022 and slumped 54.45% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $387.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 30.16% to $270.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 30.7% to $353.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 35.46% to $228.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 106.23% to $471.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $471.0 million in Q1 2026, $228.4 million in Q4 2025, and $406.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 379.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 227.47 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 166.68 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 27.72 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 250.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 471.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 471.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 228.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 228.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 406.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 406.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 400.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 400.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 412.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 412.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 353.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 353.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 298.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 298.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 422.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 422.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 436.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 436.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 270.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 270.77 Mn