Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 0.11% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 1.0% to 0.11% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.11% at Chipotle Mexican Grill, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.15% in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.06% in Q4 2021.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.12% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Sales hit 9bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -6bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.06% in 2021, then soared by 66bps to 0.1% in 2022, then rose by 9bps to 0.11% in 2023, then grew by 4bps to 0.12% in 2024, then decreased by -5bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.11%, 0.13%, and 0.14% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.