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 Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.24% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.24% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.24% at Chipotle Mexican Grill, up from 0.24% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.24% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.07% in Q1 2021.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.2%, with a median of 0.22% recorded in 2023.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 8bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -2bps in 2021.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.14% in 2021, then soared by 40bps to 0.2% in 2022, then increased by 15bps to 0.22% in 2023, then increased by 8bps to 0.24% in 2024, then rose by 1bps to 0.24% in 2025.
- 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 Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.