Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Chipotle Mexican Grill's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.70% for Q2 2026, down 2.55 percentage points from 18.25% a year earlier but up 2.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Chipotle Mexican Grill reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 14.65%, down 2.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 16.23%, down 0.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +11.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.94% in FY2024 (+1.16 pp), 15.78% in FY2023 (+2.34 pp), 13.44% in FY2022 (+2.77 pp) and 10.67% in FY2021 (+5.82 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 8.07% (Q4 2021) to 19.71% (Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 6.11 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2026 (a drop of 3.81 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMG's Return on Sales [ROS] at 12.86% (Q1 2026), 14.09% (Q4 2025) and 15.89% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 47.02% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 30.20% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 15.70% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 9.98% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 8.50% |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.28% |
Chipotle Mexican Grill Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();