Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) ended the recent trading session at $35.83, demonstrating a +2.14% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 1.2% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 1.79%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.52%.
The Mexican food chain's shares have seen an increase of 6.5% over the last month, not keeping up with the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 6.55% and outstripping the S&P 500's gain of 5.15%.
The upcoming earnings release of Chipotle Mexican Grill will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on April 29, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.24, indicating a 17.24% decline compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $3.07 billion, up 6.78% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.14 per share and revenue of $12.92 billion. These totals would mark changes of -2.56% and +8.33%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.11% higher. Chipotle Mexican Grill is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
Looking at its valuation, Chipotle Mexican Grill is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 30.77. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 19.13 of its industry.
It is also worth noting that CMG currently has a PEG ratio of 2.15. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Retail - Restaurants stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 1.9 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 175, placing it within the bottom 29% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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