Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 24.19% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 24.19%, down 14.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.19% (down 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 24.47%, down 123.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed declined to 24.19% in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from 24.35% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 24.35% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 14.56% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 21.86% and a median of 22.66% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed jumped 738 bps in 2023, then dropped 14 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.5% in 2022, then advanced by 15 bps to 22.42% in 2023, then rose by 8 bps to 24.14% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 24.35% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 24.19% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CMG's Return on Capital Employed at 24.19% in Q1 2026, 24.35% in Q4 2025, and 23.77% in Q3 2025.