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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |