Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.24% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.24%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.24%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.24%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.24% in Q1 2026 for Chipotle Mexican Grill, down from 0.24% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.24% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.15% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.22%, with a median of 0.23% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed rose 7bps in 2022 and then changed 0bps in 2025.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.2% in 2022, then rose by 15bps to 0.22% in 2023, then rose by 8bps to 0.24% in 2024, then grew by 1bps to 0.24% in 2025, then dropped by -1bps to 0.24% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.24%, 0.24%, and 0.24% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.