Growth Metrics

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

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 84.53% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 101.0% to 84.53% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 81.44% through Dec 2025, down 55.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 85.28% for FY2025, 86.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 84.53% at Chipotle Mexican Grill, down from 85.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 129.28% in Q4 2023, with the low at 68.37% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 82.05%, with a median of 84.74% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin skyrocketed 4494bps in 2023, then tumbled -4374bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 68.37% in 2021, then grew by 23bps to 84.33% in 2022, then soared by 53bps to 129.28% in 2023, then plummeted by -34bps to 85.54% in 2024, then dropped by -1bps to 84.53% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 84.53%, 85.0%, and 71.08% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.