Growth Metrics

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported Share-based Compensation of $28.0 million for Q1 2026, down 25.53% year-over-year from $37.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.47% on a QoQ basis from $25.6 million in Q4 2025.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $28.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 25.53% year-over-year to $28.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $109.9 million (down 17.54% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $119.5 million, down 9.25% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation grew to $28.0 million in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from $25.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $45.8 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $4.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $27.2 million (2023), against an average of $28.6 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Share-based Compensation tumbled 85.0%; it then surged 303.78% in 2025.
  • Tracing CMG's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $20.7 million in 2022, then surged by 81.32% to $37.5 million in 2023, then grew by 22.34% to $45.8 million in 2024, then sank by 44.19% to $25.6 million in 2025, then rose by 9.47% to $28.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CMG Share-based Compensation figures stand at $28.0 million (Q1 2026), $25.6 million (Q4 2025), and $18.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 28.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 37.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 37.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 37.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 37.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 45.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 45.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 36.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 36.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 31.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 31.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 27.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 20.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 20.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 20.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 22.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 22.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 23.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 23.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 37.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 37.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 32.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 32.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 42.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 42.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 50.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 50.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 31.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 31.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 16.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 16.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 20.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 20.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 14.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 14.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 25.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 25.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 18.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 18.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 15.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 15.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 19.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 19.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 20.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 20.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 18.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 18.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 8.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 8.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 12.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 12.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 10.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 10.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 10.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 10.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 12.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 12.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 10.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 10.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -12.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -12.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 10.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 10.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 11.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 11.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 10.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 10.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -1.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -1.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 13.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 13.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 16.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 16.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 8.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 8.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 12.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 12.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 21.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 21.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 27.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 27.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 13.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 13.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 10.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 10.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 19.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 19.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 15.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 15.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 12.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 12.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 9.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 9.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 18.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 18.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 20.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 20.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 5.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 5.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 6.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 6.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 13.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 13.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 5.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 5.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 2.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 2.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 6.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 6.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 7.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 7.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 4.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 4.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 3.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 3.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 3.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 3.77 Mn