NYSE: CMG

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$35.20+1.94 (+5.8%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Chipotle rallies this week on a five-day winning streak that has taken the stock up 18.9% in that span, adding roughly $6.7 billion in market value even as the S&P 500 fell 2.0% over the same period. New restaurant openings in Tipp City, Miamisburg and Menomonie, along with an expansion of the Athlete Card program to more than 2,300 college athletes at Florida State, round out the week's news flow, alongside commentary noting 9.6% third-quarter revenue growth and continued comp and transaction gains even as peers contend with value-seeking consumers.

CMG closes at $35.20, up 5.8%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $32.85 and its 200-day average of $33.97. The GekkoIndex reads 46.4, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down from a five-day change of -21.5. Price sits 6.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $32.92.

The next earnings report is scheduled for 2 February 2027, 89 days out, placing it beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 29 July 2026 produced a 15% reaction with adjusted EPS of $0.33 versus a $0.32 estimate. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 2 buys and 0 sells, and the last 30 days show 1 unusual options signal with call premium of $795,429 against no put premium. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 4.8% gain over 5 years, rising in 4 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the current gap to fair value.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Chipotle Mexican Grill price vs fair value

$35.20$32.92Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $35.20200-day averageGekko Fair Value $32.92

Chipotle Mexican Grill quick facts

Market cap
$44.51B
P/E ratio
30.8
Forward P/E
22.8
EPS, TTM
$1.07
Revenue, TTM
$12.71B
Profit margin
10.8%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.99
Volume
21.88M avg 25.01M
1-year return
+11.7%
Typical daily move
±3.6%
Typical 20-day move
±6.5%
50-day average
$32.85
200-day average
$33.97
Next earnings
Feb 2 after close
Shares outstanding
1.26B
52-week range
$27.31$41.42

Chipotle Mexican Grill swing-trade checklist

Chipotle Mexican Grill scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $35.20 sits between the 50-day ($32.85) and 200-day ($33.97) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    46.4, Neutral

    Reading 46.4 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    6.9% above

    Price is 6.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 89 days

    Next report Feb 2, 2027, 89 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +4.8% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Chipotle Mexican Grill stock chart and price history

Chipotle Mexican Grill closed at $35.20 on Nov 4, 2026, +11.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $27.31 to $41.42.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Chipotle Mexican Grill share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$30$40$45DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct35.20

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+13.9%
3 months
+4.4%
6 months
+7.5%
1 year
+11.7%
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About Chipotle Mexican Grill

Chipotle Mexican Grill runs and manages its own network of restaurants rather than relying on outside owners to operate them. The chain serves diners looking for Mexican-style food and has built its name around this company-run restaurant model.

Its business centers on the direct operation of restaurant locations, with the company itself handling daily running of the eateries under its brand. As of February 15, 2022, its footprint spanned roughly 3,000 locations, extending beyond the United States into Canada and several European countries including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

Chipotle Mexican Grill was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker CMG.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Restaurants
Website
chipotle.com

Chipotle Mexican Grill GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 46.4, in the Neutral zone, down 21.5 points over five sessions.

010046.4Neutral

Down 21.5 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying64+1.2%+1.6%+3.4%+3.1%
Accumulation227−0.5%−0.7%−0.9%−3.1%
Neutral (current zone)368−0.3%−0.9%−2.1%−4.3%
Distribution34+0.8%+2.2%+2.9%+8.1%
Selling4Too few readings yet

Average CMG share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Chipotle Mexican Grill stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Chipotle Mexican Grill trades 6.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $32.92, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$32.92

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

6.9% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 9.1% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$33$33Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Chipotle Mexican Grill insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Chipotle Mexican Grill, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CMG in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 9
traded Sep 25
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 9
traded Sep 11

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been buying back its own shares.

Latest authorization
$1.30B, Jul 29, 2026
Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
$110.0M
As a share of market cap
0.25%
Trailing four quarters
$2.21B

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bullish flow on Oct 9, $795K in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold CMG.

0added0opened0trimmed3sold out
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Chipotle Mexican Grill earnings: next date and track record

Chipotle Mexican Grill reports on Feb 2, 2027, after the close (89 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.6%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−8.0%Oct ’24−1.5%Feb ’25+5.2%Apr ’25−12.7%Jul ’25−19.2%Oct ’25+3.7%Feb ’26+3.4%Apr ’26+15.0%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 29, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Chipotle reported solid second quarter fiscal 2026 results driven by transaction growth and early traction from its 'Recipe for Growth' initiatives. Revenue grew 9.3% to $3.3 billion, comparable restaurant sales increased 2.2% (transaction comp +1%), and digital sales reached $1.3 billion (38.3% of total). Restaurant-level margin decreased 220 basis points to 25.2%; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.33, flat year-over-year. Management highlighted the successful return of Chipotle Honey Chicken, strength from Cilantro Lime Sauce, a revamped Rewards program, targeted marketing, the high-efficiency equipment package (HEEP) rollout, and international partner expansion. They opened 101 new restaurants in the quarter (80 Chipotlanes) and plan continued rollout of HEEP to 2,000 restaurants by year-end and full system completion in 2027. Management raised full-year comparable sales guidance to low single-digit growth, but noted softer trends in late July tied partly to a ~200 bps industry cyclospora-related impact and tougher year-over-year comparisons in Q3. Management emphasized continued investments in menu innovation, digital, remodel pilots, and talent, while testing remodel refreshes in select restaurants and expanding partner-operated international development.
Guidance
Full-year comparable restaurant sales: low single-digit growth (raised). Q3 comparable restaurant sales: approximately +1% (assumes ~200 bps headwind from industry cyclospora issue persisting). Pricing: Q2 impact ~1.6%; Q3 pricing expected mid-2% range; full year expected near high end of prior 1%-2% range. HEEP rollout: 2,000 restaurants by year-end; full portfolio targeted in 2027. New openings: management cites ~350 company-operated openings/year as target cadence.
Risks flagged
Industry cyclospora outbreak impacting consumer traffic (~200 bps headwind noted), tougher year-over-year comparisons in Q3 due to prior year promotional activity, margin pressure from inflation (restaurant-level margin down 220 bps), uncertainty around the duration/impact of the cyclospora concern, execution risk and unproven ROI for remodel/refresh pilots, potential diminishing returns from repeated LTOs, friction in in-restaurant loyalty enrollment impacting adoption, and general consumer caution/softening in recent weeks.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 29, 2026$0.33
est $0.32
+3.1%$3.35B
est $3.33B
+0.5%+15.0%
Apr 29, 2026$0.24
est $0.24
+1.4%$3.09B
est $3.07B
+0.7%+3.4%
Feb 3, 2026$0.25
est $0.24
+4.7%$2.98B
est $2.96B
+0.7%+3.7%
Oct 29, 2025$0.29
est $0.29
+1.5%$3.00B
est $3.02B
−0.5%−19.2%
Jul 23, 2025$0.33
est $0.33
+1.2%$3.06B
est $3.11B
−1.6%−12.7%
Apr 23, 2025$0.29
est $0.28
+4.7%$2.88B
est $2.94B
−2.4%+5.2%
Feb 4, 2025$0.25
est $0.25
0.0%$2.85B
est $2.85B
−0.1%−1.5%
Oct 29, 2024$0.27
est $0.25
+8.0%$2.79B
est $2.82B
−0.8%−8.0%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Chipotle Mexican Grill stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Chipotle Mexican Grill is $40.57, +15.3% from the last close, from 20 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$40.57consensus 12-month target, +15.3% from the last close
Low $32High $51
Buy14
Hold6
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 20 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 3BernsteinBuy, maintained$43+22.2%
Nov 2UBSBuy, maintained——
Oct 29KeyBancBuy, maintained$40+13.6%
Oct 29KeyBancBuy, maintained$40+13.6%
Oct 29GuggenheimHold, maintained$32−9.1%
−2.1%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+4.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Chipotle Mexican Grill seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Chipotle Mexican Grill averaged +4.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−11.9%2021+12.4%2022+7.6%2023+8.1%2024+6.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.2%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.6%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+5.2%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+4.8%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+7.5%4 of 5

For scale, CMG’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.5%.

Chipotle Mexican Grill market cap and key statistics

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s market cap is $44.51B, with a P/E ratio of 30.8 and revenue of $12.71B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$44.51B
P/E ratio
30.8
Forward P/E
22.8
EPS, TTM
$1.07
Gekko Fair Value
$32.92

Trading

Volume
21.88M
Avg volume, 20 days
25.01M
52-week high
$41.42
52-week low
$27.31
Shares outstanding
1.26B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$12.71B
Profit margin
10.8%
Return on equity
48.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−6.2%

Risk and income

Beta
0.99
Typical daily move
±3.6%
Typical 20-day move
±6.5%

Chipotle Mexican Grill stock news this week

Coverage of Chipotle Mexican Grill this week reads positive: 13 positive, 6 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Chipotle Mexican Grill peers

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MCDMcDonald's+4.3%Distribution2.6% above
SBUXStarbucks+3.2%Neutral27.4% above
YUMYum! Brands+3.9%Distribution13.8% below
QSRRestaurant Brands International+3.4%Neutral31.7% below
DRIDarden Restaurants+3.1%Neutral3.9% below
YUMCYum China+0.3%Distribution40.9% below

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Chipotle Mexican Grill stock FAQ

What is Chipotle Mexican Grill’s market cap?

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s market cap is $44.51B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $35.20, with 1.26B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 30.8.

What is the Chipotle Mexican Grill stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Chipotle Mexican Grill is $40.57, +15.3% from the last close. Of the 20 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Chipotle Mexican Grill stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Chipotle Mexican Grill is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $35.20 is 6.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $32.92. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Chipotle Mexican Grill report earnings next?

Chipotle Mexican Grill is expected to report on Feb 2, 2027, after the market closes (89 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.26 per share on revenue of $3.27B. Chipotle Mexican Grill beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.6% on average across the report.

What is Chipotle Mexican Grill’s 52-week high and low?

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s 52-week high is $41.42 and its 52-week low is $27.31; it closed at $35.20 on Nov 4, 2026, +11.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $69.26 on Jun 18, 2024.

Is Chipotle Mexican Grill stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Chipotle Mexican Grill?

Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Chipotle Mexican Grill over the last 30 days, with $795K of flagged premium in calls and $0 in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Oct 9, 2026 with $795K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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