Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 4.0% year-over-year to 0.1%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.12%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.13%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.1% in Q1 2026 for Chipotle Mexican Grill, down from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.15% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.08% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Sales rose 4bps in 2023 and then dropped -4bps in 2026.
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill's Return on Sales stood at 0.1% in 2022, then grew by 9bps to 0.11% in 2023, then increased by 4bps to 0.12% in 2024, then fell by -5bps to 0.11% in 2025, then decreased by -12bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.1%, 0.11%, and 0.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.