Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.49% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 9.0% to 0.49% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.49% through Dec 2025, up 9.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.46% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.49% at Chipotle Mexican Grill, up from 0.44% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.49% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.2% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.37%, with a median of 0.39% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital increased 18bps in 2021, then fell -3bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.28% in 2021, then soared by 37bps to 0.38% in 2022, then increased by 6bps to 0.4% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 0.4% in 2024, then rose by 22bps to 0.49% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.49%, 0.44%, and 0.42% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.