Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 25.16% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 3057.0% to 25.16% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 70.43%, a 25.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 70.43%, up 25.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin was 25.16% for Q4 2025 at Chipotle Mexican Grill, down from 100.23% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 100.23% in Q3 2025 to a low of 25.16% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 73.26% and a median of 84.74% in 2021 define the central range for Gross Margin.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: soared 6012bps in 2023, then crashed -3057bps in 2025.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's Gross Margin stood at 26.96% in 2021, then dropped by -7bps to 25.16% in 2022, then soared by 239bps to 85.28% in 2023, then plummeted by -35bps to 55.73% in 2024, then tumbled by -55bps to 25.16% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CMG's Gross Margin are 25.16% (Q4 2025), 100.23% (Q3 2025), and 71.08% (Q2 2025).