Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported Operating Margin of 16.23% for FY2025, down 4.17% year-over-year from 16.94% in FY2024.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 16.23% in FY2025.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 12.86%, down 381.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.27% (down 174.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.23%, down 71.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 16.23% in FY2025 per CMG's latest filing, from 16.94% in the prior year.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 16.94% in FY2024 and troughed at 10.67% in FY2021.
- A 5-year average of 14.61% and a median of 15.78% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 582 bps in 2021, then sank 71 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 10.67% in 2021, then advanced by 26 bps to 13.44% in 2022, then climbed by 17 bps to 15.78% in 2023, then gained by 7 bps to 16.94% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 16.23% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows CMG's Operating Margin at 16.23% in FY2025, 16.94% in FY2024, and 15.78% in FY2023.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 116.50 Bn | 114.81 Bn | 9.40 Bn | - |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 42.44 Bn | 41.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.63 Bn | 39.76 Bn | 2.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.63 Bn | 26.17 Bn | 2.14 Bn | - |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 24.42 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 3.31 Bn | - |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.41 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 3.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.06 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.50 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | - |
| 9 | Cava | 10.23 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 4.69% |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 8.24 Bn | 8.21 Bn | 107.48 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.67% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.85% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.95% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 6.05% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.89% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 16.96% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 17.30% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 16.57% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 16.69% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 15.45% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 15.68% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 13.42% |