Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

DB:C9F Stock Report

Market Cap: €80.6b

Chipotle Mexican Grill Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair 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.

Below Fair Value: C9F (€59.71) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€58.46)

Significantly Below Fair Value: C9F is trading above our estimate of fair value.


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 Ratio57x
EarningsUS$1.48b
Market CapUS$84.56b

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 Average31.9x
SBUX Starbucks
30.7x10.5%US$116.2b
CPG Compass Group
32.1x11.8%UK£45.0b
3690 Meituan
39.7x28.6%HK$960.7b
YUM Yum! Brands
25.1x8.0%US$37.8b
C9F Chipotle Mexican Grill
57x15.5%€84.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: C9F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (57x) compared to the peer average (31.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
C9F 57.0xIndustry Avg. 17.3xNo. of Companies20PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: C9F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (57x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.3x).


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 Ratio57x
Fair PE Ratio42.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: C9F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (57x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.3x).


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€59.71
€61.40
+2.8%
11.3%€68.39€39.90n/a31
Nov ’25€51.67
€59.10
+14.4%
11.8%€66.20€38.61n/a29
Oct ’25€51.55
€55.46
+7.6%
11.9%€65.31€38.47n/a31
Sep ’25€50.62
€56.43
+11.5%
11.8%€66.52€39.18n/a31
Aug ’25€49.72
€58.59
+17.9%
11.8%€73.91€39.73n/a31
Jul ’25€57.00
€61.51
+7.9%
11.7%€74.68€37.34n/a31
Jun ’25€55.78
€59.69
+7.0%
10.4%€66.66€37.96n/a30
May ’25€60.00
€59.86
-0.2%
10.5%€67.34€38.35n/a31
Apr ’25€53.66
€51.94
-3.2%
10.7%€61.18€36.15n/a30
Mar ’25€49.80
€50.36
+1.1%
9.2%€57.21€35.99n/a30
Feb ’25€44.86
€44.81
-0.1%
11.2%€55.34€33.20n/a30
Jan ’25€40.80
€40.67
-0.3%
9.7%€48.17€32.72n/a31
Dec ’24€40.92
€39.97
-2.3%
9.8%€47.26€33.10n/a31
Nov ’24€37.68
€40.68
+8.0%
9.3%€48.64€34.07€51.6730
Oct ’24€34.65
€40.54
+17.0%
9.1%€48.22€32.27€51.5530
Sep ’24€35.97
€40.08
+11.4%
9.1%€47.71€31.93€50.6230
Aug ’24€35.52
€39.41
+10.9%
9.1%€46.80€30.96€49.7230
Jul ’24€38.65
€38.50
-0.4%
9.5%€43.15€28.46€57.0030
Jun ’24€38.52
€38.45
-0.2%
9.1%€43.68€28.81€55.7829
May ’24€36.76
€36.68
-0.2%
10.0%€41.73€28.12€60.0031
Apr ’24€30.56
€33.74
+10.4%
8.7%€38.74€28.81€53.6631
Mar ’24€27.89
€34.32
+23.1%
8.8%€39.51€29.38€49.8032
Feb ’24€30.06
€32.62
+8.5%
7.8%€36.88€26.74€44.8632
Jan ’24€26.20
€33.45
+27.7%
7.5%€37.60€28.38€40.8032
Dec ’23€30.81
€34.73
+12.7%
10.0%€48.38€29.22€40.9232
Nov ’23€30.20
€36.33
+20.3%
10.0%€50.61€30.57€37.6832

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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