Growth Metrics

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

Historic Operating Margin for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 14.09%.

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's Operating Margin fell 5200.0% to 14.09% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 16.23%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 7100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 16.23% for FY2025, which is 7100.0% down from last year.
  • Per Chipotle Mexican Grill's latest filing, its Operating Margin stood at 14.09% for Q4 2025, which was down 5200.0% from 15.89% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's Operating Margin's 5-year high stood at 19.71% during Q2 2024, with a 5-year trough of 8.07% in Q4 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, Chipotle Mexican Grill's Operating Margin averaged around 14.58%, with its median value being 15.2% (2022).
  • In the last 5 years, Chipotle Mexican Grill's Operating Margin surged by 133400bps in 2021 and then crashed by -14600bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Chipotle Mexican Grill's Operating Margin stood at 8.07% in 2021, then surged by 68bps to 13.59% in 2022, then rose by 6bps to 14.44% in 2023, then grew by 1bps to 14.61% in 2024, then dropped by -4bps to 14.09% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin was 14.09% in Q4 2025, compared to 15.89% in Q3 2025 and 18.25% in Q2 2025.