Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported Operating Expenses of $2.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 12.32% year-over-year from $2.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 4.99% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $2.7 billion, up 12.32% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.3 billion (up 7.89% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $10.0 billion, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $2.7 billion in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.7 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $1.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.2 billion and a median of $2.3 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Expenses climbed as much as 15.83% in 2022 and fell as far as 4.55% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then gained by 14.26% to $2.2 billion in 2023, then gained by 12.85% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.5% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then climbed by 4.99% to $2.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CMG's Operating Expenses at $2.7 billion in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 430.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 2.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.65 Bn