Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.24% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.24% in Q3 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Sep 2025 was 0.24%, a 0.0% change, with the full-year FY2024 number at 0.26%, up 2.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.24% for Q3 2025 at Chipotle Mexican Grill, down from 0.24% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.24% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.07% in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 0.19% and a median of 0.22% in 2023 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 8bps in 2021; the steepest drop was -2bps in 2021.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.14% in 2021, then surged by 40bps to 0.2% in 2022, then grew by 15bps to 0.22% in 2023, then grew by 8bps to 0.24% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 0.24% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CMG's Return on Capital Employed are 0.24% (Q3 2025), 0.24% (Q2 2025), and 0.24% (Q1 2025).