CMG (Chipotle Mexican Grill) Debt-to-Equity : 1.33 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Chipotle Mexican Grill Debt-to-Equity?

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $285 Mil. Chipotle Mexican Grill's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4,349 Mil. Chipotle Mexican Grill's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3,491 Mil. Chipotle Mexican Grill's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.33.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

CMG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.15 Med: 1.55 Max: 1.8
Current: 1.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Chipotle Mexican Grill was 1.80. The lowest was 1.15. And the median was 1.55.

CMG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
65.8% of 307 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.87 vs CMG: 1.33

Chipotle Mexican Grill Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Debt-to-Equity Chart

Chipotle Mexican Grill Annual Data

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Dec16

Dec17

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Dec20

Dec21

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Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.56

1.53

1.58

1.32

1.24

Chipotle Mexican Grill Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.24	1.15	1.24	1.24	1.33

Competitive Comparison of Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt-to-Equity

For the Restaurants subindustry, Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(277.836	+	4262.782)	/	3655.546
	=	1.24

Chipotle Mexican Grill's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(284.505	+	4348.574)	/	3490.872
	=	1.33

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

CMG:Mexico 0HXW:UK C9F:Germany C9F:Germany CMGS:Canada C1MG34:Brazil CHMG:Austria

Address

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 92660

Website

https://www.chipotle.com

Chipotle Mexican Grill is the largest fast-casual chain restaurant in the United States, with systemwide sales of $11.3 billion in 2024. The Mexican concept is almost exclusively company-owned, with just three license stores operated through a master franchise relationship with Alshaya Group in the Middle East. It had a footprint of 3,726 stores at the end of 2024, heavily indexed to the United States, although it maintains a small presence in Canada, the UK, France, and Germany. Chipotle sells burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, quesadillas, and beverages, with a selling proposition built around competitive prices, high-quality food sourcing, speed of service, and convenience. The company generates its revenue entirely from restaurant sales and delivery fees.

Executives

Curtis E Garner	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O AEROHIVE NETWORKS, INC., 330 GIBRALTAR DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Mauricio Gutierrez	director	211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Laurie Schalow	officer: Chief Corp Affairs, Food Sft	610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1300, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Christopher W Brandt	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	2202 NORTH WESTSHORE BLVD, TAMPA FL 33607
Robin S Hickenlooper	director	12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Jack Hartung	officer: CFO & Chief Development Ofcr	1543 WAZEE STREET, SUITE 200, DENVER CO 80202
Brian R Niccol	director, officer: Chairman, CEO	1 GLEN BELL WAY, IRVINE CA 92618
Roger E Theodoredis	officer: Chief Legal Officer & GC	1225 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Scott Boatwright	officer: Chief Restaurant Officer	1401 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202
Albert S Baldocchi	director	1601 HIGH STREET, BOULDER CO 80304
Gregg L Engles	director	1225 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Patricia Filikrushel	director	DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, 100 MISSION RIDGE, GOODLETTSVILLE TN 37072
Laura Fuentes	director	7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Marissa Andrada	officer: Chief D&I and People Officer	C/O KATE SPADE & COMPANY 2 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.p.	director	787 11TH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019