Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG
NYSE CMG
$37.26 -0.31 (-0.84%)
As of: Sep 4, 2026 · 2:42 PM EDT

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

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $463.4 million for Q2 2026, up 15.63% year-over-year from $400.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 1.62% on a QoQ basis from $471.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Chipotle Mexican Grill has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $463.4 million in Q2 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $463.4 million, up 15.63% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.6 billion (up 7.04% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, down 4.23% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $463.4 million in Q2 2026, from $471.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $471.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $93.5 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $331.1 million and a median of $351.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow plunged 63.74%; it then jumped 278.37% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $257.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 63.74% to $93.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 278.37% to $353.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 35.46% to $228.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 102.89% to $463.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were $463.4 million in Q2 2026, $471.0 million in Q1 2026, and $228.4 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 182.42 Bn 181.59 Bn 6.42 Bn 1.98 Bn
2 Starbucks 119.85 Bn 116.24 Bn 6.49 Bn 1.35 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 47.61 Bn 46.94 Bn 2.35 Bn 463.38 Mn
4 Yum Brands 41.68 Bn 41.00 Bn 1.47 Bn 407.00 Mn
5 Restaurant Brands International 28.07 Bn 27.01 Bn 1.89 Bn 479.00 Mn
6 Darden Restaurants 25.18 Bn 24.96 Bn 3.68 Bn 379.00 Mn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 479.00 Mn
8 Yum China Holdings 15.21 Bn 13.82 Bn 2.22 Bn 299.00 Mn
9 Texas Roadhouse 12.46 Bn 12.25 Bn 1.44 Bn 81.47 Mn
10 Dominos Pizza 11.35 Bn 11.14 Bn 478.23 Mn 166.68 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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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