Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

DB:C9F Stock Report

Market Cap: €39.8b

Chipotle Mexican Grill Valuation

Is C9F undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of C9F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: C9F (€30.49) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€33.18)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: C9F is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for C9F?

Key metric: As C9F is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for C9F. This is calculated by dividing C9F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is C9F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio30.8x
EarningsUS$1.54b
Market CapUS$47.28b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does C9F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for C9F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.4x
6.3x11.35%€4.3b
CPG Compass Group
25.6x11.37%UK£35.0b
YUM Yum! Brands
28.5x9.76%US$44.5b
QSR Restaurant Brands International
25.4x15.76%US$31.3b
C9F Chipotle Mexican Grill
30.8x10.29%€47.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: C9F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.8x) compared to the peer average (21.4x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does C9F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
C9F 30.8xIndustry Avg. 17.8xNo. of Companies20PE01224364860+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: C9F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.8x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is C9F's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

C9F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.8x
Fair PE Ratio33.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: C9F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst C9F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€30.49
€37.25
+22.20%
11.68%€44.55€29.42n/a34
Feb ’27€32.71
€38.09
+16.46%
12.53%€46.38€29.51n/a34
Jan ’27€31.59
€36.55
+15.70%
13.42%€46.65€28.84n/a33
Dec ’26€29.51
€37.24
+26.22%
13.44%€47.43€29.32n/a33
Nov ’26€27.40
€38.70
+41.23%
13.88%€47.71€29.50n/a33
Oct ’26€33.18
€48.63
+46.59%
11.05%€55.37€38.33n/a33
Sep ’26€36.05
€49.96
+38.59%
10.00%€55.98€39.62n/a32
Aug ’26€37.01
€50.66
+36.91%
9.40%€56.26€39.82n/a32
Jul ’26€49.10
€49.09
-0.014%
10.23%€55.13€38.97n/a32
Jun ’26€43.85
€50.89
+16.05%
10.38%€57.25€40.46n/a31
May ’26€44.31
€50.96
+15.00%
10.52%€59.81€40.46n/a31
Apr ’26€46.05
€59.64
+29.53%
10.49%€66.74€42.64n/a32
Mar ’26€50.68
€62.62
+23.55%
10.79%€72.32€44.35n/a32
Feb ’26€56.49
€63.56
+12.52%
11.71%€71.90€40.26€32.7132
Jan ’26€58.55
€62.59
+6.90%
11.67%€71.37€39.97€31.5932
Dec ’25€59.11
€61.56
+4.15%
11.19%€68.39€39.90€29.5132
Nov ’25€51.67
€59.28
+14.72%
11.70%€66.20€38.61€27.4030
Oct ’25€51.55
€55.46
+7.59%
11.86%€65.31€38.47€33.1831
Sep ’25€50.62
€56.43
+11.47%
11.79%€66.52€39.18€36.0531
Aug ’25€49.72
€58.59
+17.86%
11.84%€73.91€39.73€37.0131
Jul ’25€57.00
€61.51
+7.91%
11.70%€74.68€37.34€49.1031
Jun ’25€55.78
€59.69
+7.01%
10.44%€66.66€37.96€43.8530
May ’25€60.00
€59.86
-0.23%
10.47%€67.34€38.35€44.3131
Apr ’25€53.66
€51.94
-3.21%
10.65%€61.18€36.15€46.0530
Mar ’25€49.80
€50.36
+1.13%
9.15%€57.21€35.99€50.6830
Feb ’25€44.86
€44.81
-0.12%
11.22%€55.34€33.20€56.4930
€37.22
Fair Value
18.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
34
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/15 22:57
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/13 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is covered by 57 analysts. 35 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
David TarantinoBaird
Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays