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CMG · Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

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$34.66 +1.30 (+3.90%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$43.95B
Shares
1.27B

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$34.66 Open$33.66 Day$33.60–35.35 52W close$28.18–43.64 Avg vol 30d18.8M Short int39.0M · 3.1% float · 2.2d Short vol40% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJun 2024–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Jun 26, 2024; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 31, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +1%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +4%
      above
      RSI (14) 54
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 42%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +8%
      trailing
      6-month return −9%
      trailing
      YTD return −6%
      this year
      Relative strength −20%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $33 › 200d $34 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +119 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.08% of float · ▼ -22.9% MoM · 2.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,191 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 50
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +5%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +3%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.4B
      Valuation P/E 31.9
      in line
      Buyback $1.7B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $350.5M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 41%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −35%
      past year
      ATR 3.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026
      Effective tax rate · Full year 2026 Initiated 24% – 26%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 29, 2025
      Underlying effective full year tax rate · full year 2025 25% – 27%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      54 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      42% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $33 › 200d $34 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +119 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.08% of float · ▼ -22.9% MoM · 2.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,191 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $28 Now $35 · 42% Range high $44
      vs 200-day avg +1% vs 50-day avg +4%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income 403.55M
      +3.93M Restaurant asset impairment
      +0K Corporate asset impairment and other corporate (gains)/costs
      +3.35M Recipe for Growth restructuring
      +10M Legal proceedings-General and administrative
      +925K Stock-based compensation
      +0K Investment unrealized loss
      -2.85M Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments above
      = Adjusted net income 418.91M
      International partner-operated restaurants total 15 Three months ended Jun. 30, 2026
      Permanent closures -3 Three months ended Jun. 30, 2026
      Restaurant level operating margin percent of total revenue non-GAAP 25.2% Three months ended Jun. 30, 2026
      Total Chipotle restaurants 4,200 as of June 30, 2026
      Adjusted labor costs non-GAAP 25.7% first quarter 2026
      Adjusted restaurant level operating margin non-GAAP 23.7% first quarter 2026
      Chipotlane locations included in openings 257 FY2025
      Digital sales 36.7% FY2025
      International partner-operated restaurants 14 FY2025
      International partner-operated restaurants opened 11 FY2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Restaurants — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      this stock
      $43.95B -6.3% +5.4% 31.9 3.1%
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      $187.90B -12.5% +3.7% 21.6 1.7%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      $122.41B +24.7% +2.8% 62.1 3.4%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      $39.53B -3.5% +8.8% 18.2 2.8%
      QSR
      Restaurant Brands International Inc.
      $35.05B +13.0% +12.2% 20.8 3.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,191
      % held
      95.3%
      Net QoQ
      +5.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      853
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      39.0M
      Days to cover
      2.2d
      Change
      -11.6M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      40%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      989
      Value
      $38.1K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.3%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Byron Donalds
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Apr 2, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $11.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.5B
      EPS diluted
      $1.14
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $1.7B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $122.5K
      Shares
      3.4K
      Filed
      Feb 24, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Jun 26, 2024; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CMG +6.2% +7.6% -8.9% -6.9% -6.3%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +6.6% +4.7% -20.5% -9.8% -19.1%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $1.68B

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1058090 CUSIP 169656105 13F (30d) 1056 filings 1016 filers Visit website Investor relations