Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-09-15
$34.83-5.94%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Restaurants is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 7% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 45% growth a year, above the roughly 12% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskChipotle must continue growing to justify its current price. The company raised its fiscal 2026 comparable-sales growth forecast to low-single digits. In Q2 2026, revenue grew 9.3% year over year, and earnings per share beat expectations. Chipotle trades at 33× P/E, which is double the peer median of 17×. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast. If Chipotle cuts guidance on the next call, that would be negative. Peer multiples imply a price about 52% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. CMG is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 35 analysts currently covering CMG (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CMG in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Restaurants — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $34.83
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $34.83.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Open 350 to 370 new restaurants in 2026
New location supports growth objective of opening new restaurants.
Advances: Open 350 to 370 new restaurants in 2026
First Asia restaurant supports growth objective and market expansion.
Advances: Open 350 to 370 new restaurants in 2026
Supports growth objective through international expansion.
Advances: Open 350 to 370 new restaurants in 2026
New restaurant in Asia supports growth objective.
Advances: Open 350 to 370 new restaurants in 2026
Entering new markets supports growth objective of new restaurants.
Advances: Open 350 to 370 new restaurants in 2026
Opening in Asia supports growth objective for new restaurants.
Advances: Open 350 to 370 new restaurants in 2026
Opening new restaurants supports growth objectives.
