Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is a fast-casual restaurant company that specializes in Mexican-inspired food made with a limited number of core ingredients. Its menu includes burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, quesadillas, salads and sides, with options such as chicken, steak, barbacoa, carnitas, sofritas and vegetables. The company also offers beverages, including soft drinks and other drinks, and allows customers to customize meals.

Founded by Steve Ells in 1993, Chipotle operates company-owned restaurants under the Chipotle Mexican Grill brand. Its restaurants serve customers through in-store ordering, digital ordering, delivery, catering and Chipotlane drive-through pickup lanes. The company emphasizes food preparation in its restaurants and promotes sourcing practices associated with its “Food With Integrity” program.

Chipotle primarily serves customers in the United States and also has restaurants in Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Scott Boatwright has served as the company’s chief executive officer since November 2024, after previously serving as Chipotle’s chief operating officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.83 to $32.55
• 50-Day Range: $31.34 to $38.54
• 52-Week Range: $28.03 to $42.81
• Volume: 15.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $41.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.91
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chipotle Mexican Grill scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 477 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Chipotle Mexican Grill has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 23 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a consensus price target of $43.91, representing about 35.4% upside from its current price of $32.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been the subject of 18 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chipotle Mexican Grill are expected to grow by 19.30% in the coming year, from $1.14 to $1.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chipotle Mexican Grill is 29.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chipotle Mexican Grill is 29.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a PEG Ratio of 1.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a P/B Ratio of 14.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.19% of the float of Chipotle Mexican Grill has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chipotle Mexican Grill has recently increased by 1.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Chipotle Mexican Grill does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Chipotle Mexican Grill does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Chipotle Mexican Grill has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Chipotle Mexican Grill this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 68 people have searched for CMG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Chipotle Mexican Grill to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chipotle Mexican Grill insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $95,631.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.45% of the stock of Chipotle Mexican Grill is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.30% of the stock of Chipotle Mexican Grill is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CMG
• CIK: 1058090
• Web: www.chipotle.com
• Phone: (949) 524-4000
• Fax: 302-674-5266
• Employees: 131,534
• Year Founded: 1993

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Chipotle Mexican Grill: $43.91
• High Price Target: $53.00
• Low Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 33 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.45
• P/E Growth: 1.98
• Net Income: $1.54 billion
• Net Margins: 11.43%
• Pretax Margin: 15.05%
• Return on Equity: 54.65%
• Return on Assets: 16.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.72
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.44
• Cash Flow: $1.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.84
• Book Value: $2.17 per share
• Price / Book: 14.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,265,420,000
• Free Float: 1,259,724,000
• Market Cap: $41.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96