Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

BIT:1CMG Stock Report

Market Cap: €39.4b

Chipotle Mexican Grill Valuation

Is 1CMG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • 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 Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 1CMG 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: 1CMG (€31.1) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (€24.72)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1CMG is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1CMG?

Key metric: As 1CMG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1CMG. This is calculated by dividing 1CMG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1CMG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio32.3x
EarningsUS$1.42b
Market CapUS$45.72b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1CMG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1CMG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.9x
LTMC Lottomatica Group
29.1x28.16%€6.4b
CPG Compass Group
26x10.98%US$52.5b
YUM Yum! Brands
17.3x-1.93%US$39.3b
QSR Restaurant Brands International
19.2x9.28%US$34.8b
1CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill
32.3x12.68%€45.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1CMG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.3x) compared to the peer average (22.9x).

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 1CMG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1CMG 32.3xIndustry Avg. 18.1xNo. of Companies19PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1CMG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.3x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1CMG'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.

1CMG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio32.3x
Fair PE Ratio27.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1CMG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.4x).

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 1CMG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€31.10
€37.82
+21.62%
12.08%€45.71€30.18n/a32
Sep ’27€32.50
€37.77
+16.20%
12.09%€45.73€30.20n/a32
Aug ’27€32.55
€38.19
+17.31%
11.26%€45.08€31.21n/a31
Jul ’27€30.70
€37.69
+22.76%
11.45%€45.70€30.76n/a33
Jun ’27€26.60
€37.27
+40.12%
11.03%€44.73€30.10n/a33
May ’27€29.25
€37.12
+26.90%
10.76%€44.37€29.87n/a34
Apr ’27€28.17
€38.32
+36.02%
11.55%€45.86€30.28n/a35
Mar ’27€31.35
€37.61
+19.96%
11.68%€44.97€29.70n/a34
Feb ’27€32.45
€38.09
+17.41%
12.53%€46.38€29.51n/a34
Jan ’27€31.73
€36.55
+15.21%
13.42%€46.65€28.84n/a33
Dec ’26€29.86
€37.24
+24.74%
13.44%€47.43€29.32n/a33
Nov ’26n/a
€38.70
0%
13.88%€47.71€29.50n/a33
Oct ’26n/a
€48.63
0%
11.05%€55.37€38.33n/a33
Sep ’26n/a
€49.96
0%
10.00%€55.98€39.62€32.5032
Aug ’26n/a
€50.66
0%
9.40%€56.26€39.82€32.5532
Jul ’26n/a
€49.09
0%
10.23%€55.13€38.97€30.7032
Jun ’26n/a
€50.89
0%
10.38%€57.25€40.46€26.6031
May ’26n/a
€50.96
0%
10.52%€59.81€40.46€29.2531
Apr ’26n/a
€59.64
0%
10.49%€66.74€42.64€28.1732
Mar ’26n/a
€62.62
0%
10.79%€72.32€44.35€31.3532
Feb ’26n/a
€63.56
0%
11.71%€71.90€40.26€32.4532
Jan ’26n/a
€62.59
0%
11.67%€71.37€39.97€31.7332
Dec ’25n/a
€61.56
0%
11.19%€68.39€39.90€29.8632
Nov ’25n/a
€59.28
0%
11.70%€66.20€38.61n/a30
Oct ’25n/a
€55.46
0%
11.86%€65.31€38.47n/a31
Sep ’25n/a
€56.43
0%
11.79%€66.52€39.18n/a31
€37.68
Fair Value
17.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
32
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 Analysis2026/09/11 05:20
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is covered by 56 analysts. 33 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