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Chipotle Mexican Grill
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Chipotle Mexican Grill is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $12.4 billion, up 7.3% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $1.57 billion, up 6.8% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $0.76 billion, up 21% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $2.43 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 29, 2026): sentiment 0.60 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.70 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 0 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 1 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed February 4, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 2 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $0.1 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,198 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−51 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 2.U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
- Headlines in the last 30 days: 5, of which 0 read positive and 0 negative.Palanor headline tone
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Chipotle Mexican Grill is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Mixed
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending80th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex16th pct
- Hiring filings18th pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications52nd pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Mixed
- Call sentiment58th pct
- Call confidence34th pct
- Guidance changes43rd pct
- Risk factors added81st pct
- Insider open-market trades38th pct
- + Risk factors added
- − Call confidence
- + Call sentiment
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver44th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →Chipotle Mexican Grill's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$0.0B
- Due within a year $0.0B
- Longer term $0.0B
- Default point $0.0B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Dec 31, 2025 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Chipotle Mexican Grill, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralStarbucks To Acquire Chipotle? Neither Stock Is A Buy Now (NYSE:CMG)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 10, 2026
- NeutralVenti M&A: A Starbucks-Chipotle deal would smash restaurant sector records (CMG:NYSE)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 8, 2026
- NeutralJim Cramer Says Chipotle (CMG) Has “Bounced Before, and I Think It Will Do so Again”
insidermonkey.com · via Marketaux · Oct 4, 2026
- NeutralChipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Stock Rises Amid Takeover Rumors Ahead of Q3 Earnings
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
- NeutralChipotle: Takeover Talk Aside, The Margin Math Is Why I Still Say Buy (NYSE:CMG)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC))third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ATLAS CROSSING LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 13, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.2 million
- Sep 14, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ATLAS CROSSING LLC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Jul 16, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC))second_quarter 2026
- Jul 13, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.2 million
- Jun 17, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (ATLAS CROSSING LLC)first_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Apr 13, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC))first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Feb 4, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 2 removed
- Jan 12, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Nov 25, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Sep 29, 2025Risk event
- Sep 5, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Aug 26, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jun 27, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jun 27, 20258-KMaterial agreement terminatedItem 1.02
- Jun 13, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 7, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 5, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)2 risk factors added, 1 removed
- Jan 29, 2025Risk event
- Dec 24, 2024PatentPatent granted: MAKE LINE OPTIMIZATIONUS 12175546
- Dec 20, 20248-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Nov 12, 20248-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 8, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 2 removed
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darden Restaurants DRI | $13.4B | $1.1B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Restaurant Brands International QSR | $9.7B | $1.6B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Yum! Brands YUM | $8.7B | $1.7B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| McDonald's Corp. MCD | $27.7B | $7.8B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Starbucks Corp. SBUX | $38.3B | $3.6B | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Dutch Bros Inc. BROS | $1.9B | $0.1B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Cava Group CAVA | — | — | — |
| Domino's DPZ | — | — | — |