Growth Metrics

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

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 24.19% for Q1 2026, down 14.0% year-over-year from 28.13% in Q1 2025, and down 0.64% on a QoQ basis from 24.35% in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 14.0% year-over-year to 24.19% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.19% (down 14.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.47%, down 123.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed fell to 24.19% in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from 24.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 24.35% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 14.56% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 22.66% (2023), against an average of 21.86%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed surged 738 bps; it then decreased 14 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing CMG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 19.5% in 2022, then rose by 15 bps to 22.42% in 2023, then grew by 8 bps to 24.14% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 24.35% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 24.19% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CMG Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 24.19% (Q1 2026), 24.35% (Q4 2025), and 23.77% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 14.71%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 52.50%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 24.19%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 10.29%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 14.06%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 3.91%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 17.54%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 81.97%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 4.69%
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.19%
Dec 31, 2025 24.35%
Sep 30, 2025 23.77%
Jun 30, 2025 24.02%
Mar 31, 2025 24.33%
Dec 31, 2024 24.14%
Sep 30, 2024 23.51%
Jun 30, 2024 23.43%
Mar 31, 2024 22.56%
Dec 31, 2023 22.42%
Sep 30, 2023 22.44%
Jun 30, 2023 22.66%
Mar 31, 2023 21.94%
Dec 31, 2022 19.50%
Sep 30, 2022 17.44%
Jun 30, 2022 16.31%
Mar 31, 2022 14.56%
Dec 31, 2021 13.96%
Sep 30, 2021 13.58%
Jun 30, 2021 11.69%
Mar 31, 2021 7.27%
Dec 31, 2020 5.82%
Sep 30, 2020 5.78%
Jun 30, 2020 6.13%
Mar 31, 2020 9.02%
Dec 31, 2019 10.19%
Sep 30, 2019 9.25%
Jun 30, 2019 8.01%
Mar 31, 2019 9.63%
Dec 31, 2018 14.37%
Sep 30, 2018 15.69%
Jun 30, 2018 14.32%
Mar 31, 2018 17.04%
Dec 31, 2017 15.64%
Sep 30, 2017 13.84%
Jun 30, 2017 12.25%
Mar 31, 2017 8.88%
Dec 31, 2016 1.96%
Sep 30, 2016 5.96%
Jun 30, 2016 18.03%
Mar 31, 2016 24.03%
Dec 31, 2015 29.87%
Sep 30, 2015 32.20%
Jun 30, 2015 32.90%
Mar 31, 2015 33.05%
Dec 31, 2014 31.78%
Sep 30, 2014 31.16%
Jun 30, 2014 29.45%
Mar 31, 2014 29.56%
Dec 31, 2013 30.25%
Sep 30, 2013 30.10%
Jun 30, 2013 30.82%
Mar 31, 2013 31.40%
Dec 31, 2012 30.38%
Sep 30, 2012 29.48%
Jun 30, 2012 29.76%
Mar 31, 2012 27.96%
Dec 31, 2011 28.57%
Sep 30, 2011 28.14%
Jun 30, 2011 28.38%
Mar 31, 2011 28.96%
Dec 31, 2010 30.17%
Sep 30, 2010 28.80%