Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) stock

Mexican-inspired food , market cap $45B

Mexican-inspired food

Worth $45B

$35.92

+0.50%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Average

In its industry

#11of 27

Restaurants

Checks firing

6of 14

Trending down

From 52-week high

-13.3%

under its best in a year

CMG's Quality Score was unchanged on Tue, Nov 10, at 7.

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Why is CMG up?

Up 28% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.

“The increase was driven by new restaurant openings and, to a lesser extent, comparable restaurant sales.”

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Oct 28 release said

Sources: Price history, Nov 10, 2026; Company release, Oct 28, 2026

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Why CMG still lags the market over three years

Down 15% over the three years to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 80%; up 28% since Oct 27.

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Key facts on CMG

Key facts on CMG
Since its 2024 high	Down 48% while sales grew 29%
Latest filing	10-Q, Oct 29 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026

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CMG in the news

Wed Nov 4Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMGS.TO) Seasonal returns chart Yahoo Finance and 2 more CMG closed +5.8% that day.

Big story

Deal

Report: Starbucks Exploring Takeover of Chipotle

CMG closed +6.2% that day on 4.4x normal volume.

Reported by Yahoo Finance · covered by 40 outlets

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Outlet counts from the GDELT Project. The move is what CMG did that session, not a claim about why.

CMG catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +6.6% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.

Why CMG scores 7

Averagefor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. CMG scores 7 today, against a median of 3 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

+6Chart checks 6 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+1Size $44.8B, large cap

Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Government filings subtracts

No effect today: Long-term trend, Run-up, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, News, and Insider trades.

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How CMG ranks in Restaurants

CMG is #11 of 27 by Quality Score.

How CMG ranks in Restaurants
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	DRIDarden Restaurants	7/14	14
2	PTLOPortillo's	6/14	14
3	QSRRestaurant Brands International	6/14	14
	CAVACAVA Group		Open for its score
	CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store		Open for its score
	DINDine Brands Global		Open for its score
11	CMGChipotle Mexican Grill	6/14	7

Share count against a year before: CMG -5.2%, QSR +6.4%, CAVA +0.7%, MCD -0.9%.

When does CMG report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Tue Feb 9, after the close (in 91 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What CMG reported on Oct 28, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $3.3B; a profit of $0.27 a share.

“The increase was driven by new restaurant openings and, to a lesser extent, comparable restaurant sales.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
Line	Q3 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2025
By product
Food and Beverageup 9.7%	$3.3B99%	$3.3B99%	$3B99%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 29)

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The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

In the company's words

“The increase was primarily driven by lower sales volumes, higher employee compensation, including wage inflation and performance-based bonuses, additional restaurant labor supporting operational execution including promotional activities, and increased insurance costs.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 28)

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The numbers

Market value: $45B; today
Sales: $13B; up 7.9% on the year
Free cash flow: $1.5B; last 12 months

Sales grew 15% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Its share count fell 0.3% a year over 5 years.

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The whole report on CMG: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+3.0%+12.5%+8.9%

Apr 29Jul 29Oct 28

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Oct 28, 2026After close	After close	+6.0%	+8.9%	+22.5%
Jul 29, 2026After close	After close	+7.0%	+12.5%	+0.8%
Apr 29, 2026After close	After close	+6.4%	+3.0%	-0.8%

CMG closed higher after 4 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and CMG's Quality Score going into each

CMG sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $12B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

CMG has 6 of 14 chart checks firing

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CMG RSI today: 68.0, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 68.0, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on CMG

What it does and how it makes money2 findingsIt kept 16 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $1.94B of operating profit on $11.9B of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 4, 2026
Where it stands3 findingsFor Pro members3 findings on where CMG stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
Who holds and trades it4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on who holds and trades CMG, for Pro members
Against its closest peers4 peersShare count against a year before: CMG -5.2%, QSR +6.4%, CAVA +0.7%, MCD -0.9%.

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CMG insider trades

One insider sold $96K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellMatthew R. Bush$96KController, PAOat $35.75 on Aug 21, filed Aug 24

SellMatthew R. BushController, PAO$96Kat $35.75 on Aug 21, filed Aug 24

CMG trades by Congress and the executive branch

23 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellRo Khanna$1K to $15KHousetraded Oct 7, disclosed Nov 5(29 days later)

SellRo KhannaHouse$1K to $15Ktraded Oct 7, disclosed Nov 5(29 days later)

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CMG's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Scott BoatwrightChief Executive Officer · no trades on file
Adam T. RymerChief Financial Officer · no trades on file
Curtis E. GarnerPres, Chief Strgy & Tech Off · 3 trades
Matthew R. BushController, PAO · 1 trade
Fernando MachadoChief Brand Officer · no trades on file
Ilene EskenaziChief Legal and HR Officer · no trades on file
Jason Allan KiddChief Operating Officer · no trades on file
Laurie SchalowChief Corp Affairs Officer · no trades on file

10 more officers and directors file at CMG.

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Which ETFs hold CMG?

In ETFs: CMG is 1.0% of JEPI, 0.2% of JEPQ, and under 0.1% of SPYI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle is a leading fast-casual, Mexican-inspired restaurant chain operator, generating $11.9 billion in sales across 3,983 company-operated US locations, 104 international units primarily in Canada and Europe, and 14 licensed stores largely operated in the Middle East at the end of 2025. The firm's revenue is primarily driven by food and beverage sales at its company-owned restaurants, supplemented by delivery fees generated through its first-party digital channels. Chipotle emphasizes ingredients with no artificial flavors and utilizes an efficient, assembly line service model to serve mainly customizable burritos, bowls, salads, quesadillas, and tacos to diners.

130,301 employeesNewport Beach, CAchipotle.com

What Chipotle Mexican Grill says it competes with

“The fast-casual, quick-service, and casual dining segments of the restaurant industry are highly competitive with respect to, among other things, taste, price, food quality and presentation, customer service, location, convenience, brand reputation, and cleanliness and ambience of each restaurant.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 4, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: CMG's Quality Score is 7 (Average), #11 of 27 in Restaurants. Insiders sold $96K in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does CMG's Quality Score say?

CMG scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #11 of 27 in Retail-⁠Eating Places by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 28% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is CMG's Quality Score?

CMG scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #11 of 27 in Retail-⁠Eating Places by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CMG's 7.

Are insiders buying CMG?

One insider sold $96K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Matthew R. Bush, Controller, PAO, who sold $96K on Aug 21.

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