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.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 14.0% year-over-year to 24.19% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.19%, a 14.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 24.47%, down 123.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 24.19%, down from 24.35% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CMG reached as high as 24.35% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 14.56% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.86% across 5 years, with a median of 22.66% in 2023.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 738 bps in 2023 and decreased 14 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.5% in 2022, then increased by 15 bps to 22.42% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 24.14% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 24.35% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 24.19% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 24.19% in Q1 2026, 24.35% in Q4 2025, and 23.77% in Q3 2025.