Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported Gross Margin of 84.44% for Q1 2026, up 1360.0% year-over-year from 5.78% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 84.53% in Q4 2025.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 84.44% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 84.44%, up 1360.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 85.0% (up 1489.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 85.28%, up 1510.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin held at 84.44% in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from 84.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 129.28% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 25.16% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 78.04% and a median of 83.63% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin jumped 10412 bps in 2023, then sank 5972 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 25.16% in 2022, then surged by 414 bps to 129.28% in 2023, then slumped by 46 bps to 69.56% in 2024, then grew by 22 bps to 84.53% in 2025, then decreased by 0 bps to 84.44% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CMG's Gross Margin at 84.44% in Q1 2026, 84.53% in Q4 2025, and 85.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 84.44%
Dec 31, 2025 84.53%
Sep 30, 2025 85.00%
Jun 30, 2025 86.01%
Mar 31, 2025 70.84%
Dec 31, 2024 69.56%
Sep 30, 2024 69.38%
Jun 30, 2024 70.61%
Mar 31, 2024 85.72%
Dec 31, 2023 129.28%
Sep 30, 2023 86.03%
Jun 30, 2023 70.63%
Mar 31, 2023 70.76%
Dec 31, 2022 25.16%
Sep 30, 2022 85.49%
Jun 30, 2022 69.55%
Mar 31, 2022 83.63%
Dec 31, 2021 26.96%
Sep 30, 2021 69.71%
Jun 30, 2021 84.82%