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$37.34 -0.09 (-0.24%) At close · Aug 26
Market Cap
$47.36B
Shares
1.27B

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$37.34 Open$37.20 Day$36.78–37.72 52W close$28.18–42.65 Avg vol 30d18.5M Short int38.3M · 3.0% float · 1.8d Short vol42% 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 9 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 Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 15.2 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +8%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +10%
      above
      RSI (14) 62
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 63%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +9%
      trailing
      6-month return +1%
      trailing
      YTD return +1%
      this year
      Relative strength −12%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $34 › 200d $35 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +120 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$95.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.02% of float · ▼ -1.9% MoM · 1.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,193 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 58
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +5%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +3%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.4B
      Valuation P/E 34.3
      rich
      Buyback $1.7B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $350.5M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 42%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −34%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      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
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      62 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      63% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $34 › 200d $35 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +120 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$95.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.02% of float · ▼ -1.9% MoM · 1.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,193 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $28 Now $37 · 63% Range high $43
      vs 200-day avg +8% vs 50-day avg +10%

      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
      Average check 1.2% Q2 2026
      Average price per share for repurchases $32.55 Q2 2026
      Comparable restaurant transactions 1% Q2 2026
      Digital sales as a percent of total food and beverage revenue 38.3% Q2 2026
      International partner-operated restaurants total 15 Three months ended Jun. 30, 2026
      Locations including a Chipotlane opened 80 Q2 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
      Share repurchases $630.7M Q2 2026
      Total Chipotle restaurants 4,200 as of June 30, 2026
      Adjusted labor non-GAAP $793.54M Three months ended March 31, 2026
      Adjusted labor costs non-GAAP 25.7% first quarter 2026
      Company-owned permanent closures -1 Mar. 31, 2026
      Partner-operated restaurants total 14 Mar. 31, 2026
      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
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      this stock
      $47.36B +0.9% +5.4% 34.3 3.0%
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      $189.09B -12.7% +3.7% 21.7 1.6%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      $123.68B +28.8% +2.8% 62.7 3.3%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      $42.94B +2.1% +8.8% 19.8 3.2%
      QSR
      Restaurant Brands International Inc.
      $36.02B +16.2% +12.2% 21.4 4.0%

      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
      1,193
      % held
      95.3%
      Net QoQ
      +5.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      863
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      38.3M
      Days to cover
      1.8d
      Change
      -752.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      42%
      As of
      Aug 26, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      989
      Value
      $38.1K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.5%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$95.6K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      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
      $95.6K
      Shares
      2.7K
      Filed
      Aug 21, 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 +7.7% +9.1% +0.8% +0.3% +0.9%
      SPY -0.4% +5.0% +12.4% +2.6% +12.3%
      vs SPY +8.1% +4.0% -11.7% -2.2% -11.4%

      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) 875 filings 863 filers Visit website Investor relations