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% quarter-over-quarter from $25.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $28.0 million, down 25.53% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $109.9 million (down 17.54% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $119.5 million, down 9.25% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation rose to $28.0 million in Q1 2026 per CMG's latest filing, from $25.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $45.8 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $4.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $28.6 million and a median of $27.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Share-based Compensation sank 85.0% in 2024, then jumped 303.78% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $20.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 81.32% to $37.5 million in 2023, then rose by 22.34% to $45.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 44.19% to $25.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 9.47% to $28.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CMG's Share-based Compensation at $28.0 million in Q1 2026, $25.6 million in Q4 2025, and $18.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn

Historic Data

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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