Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 61.61% for Q2 2026, up 17.68 percentage points from 43.93% a year earlier and up 6.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chipotle Mexican Grill's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 47.36%, up 1.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +28.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Chipotle Mexican Grill's Return on Equity [ROE] was 45.67% in FY2024 (+0.42 pp), 45.26% in FY2023 (+6.71 pp), 38.54% in FY2022 (+8.30 pp) and 30.25% in FY2021 (+11.03 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 18.16 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 2.58 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 55.44% (Q1 2026), 50.75% (Q4 2025) and 45.53% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 199.07 Bn | 195.11 Bn | 6.47 Bn | - |
| 2 | Starbucks | 125.34 Bn | 125.35 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 45.50 Bn | 42.00 Bn | - | 59.11% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 42.97 Bn | 38.79 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.07 Bn | 24.44 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 36.05% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 25.87 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 55.30% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 36.05% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 16.86 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 652.00 Mn | 17.82% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.35 Bn | 11.68 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 26.86% |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 11.80 Bn | 6.89 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 25.43% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 59.11% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 61.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 55.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 45.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.83% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.35% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 42.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.29% |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "CMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();