Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 16.07% in Q2 2026, down 0.77 percentage points from 16.84% a year earlier and down 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chipotle Mexican Grill reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 16.88%, down 0.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +10.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 17.79% in FY2024 (+1.37 pp), 16.41% in FY2023 (+3.17 pp), 13.24% in FY2022 (+2.91 pp) and 10.34% in FY2021 (+3.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 6.66 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 0.80 percentage points in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.32% (Q1 2026), 16.81% (Q4 2025) and 16.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 14.65% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 6.74% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 26.25% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 16.07% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 6.82% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 9.06% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 6.82% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 9.70% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 11.65% |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.97% |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "CMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();