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

Chipotle Mexican Grill's (CMG) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 84.44% in Q1 2026, down 112.0% year-on-year from 703.64% in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 112.0% year-over-year to 84.44% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 81.23%, a 348.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 85.28%, down 86.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 84.44%, roughly flat from 84.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for CMG reached as high as 129.88% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 69.38% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 82.45% across 5 years, with a median of 84.53% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 6151 bps in 2022 and sank 4460 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 129.88% in 2022, then sank by 34 bps to 85.28% in 2023, then increased by 0 bps to 85.54% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 84.53% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 84.44% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 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 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 66.34%
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 70.56%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 40.04%
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%
10 Brinker International 8.13 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.10 Bn 74.62%

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 71.08%
Mar 31, 2025 85.56%
Dec 31, 2024 85.54%
Sep 30, 2024 69.38%
Jun 30, 2024 70.61%
Mar 31, 2024 85.72%
Dec 31, 2023 85.28%
Sep 30, 2023 86.03%
Jun 30, 2023 70.63%
Mar 31, 2023 84.67%
Dec 31, 2022 129.88%
Sep 30, 2022 70.16%
Jun 30, 2022 69.55%
Mar 31, 2022 83.63%
Dec 31, 2021 68.37%
Sep 30, 2021 69.71%
Jun 30, 2021 84.82%