For the quarter ended June 2025, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reported revenue of $3.06 billion, up 3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.33, compared to $0.34 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.1 billion, representing a surprise of -1.24%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.13%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.32.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Chipotle performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Company-operated restaurants at end of period: 3,839 versus 3,846 estimated by 10 analysts on average.
- Comparable restaurant sales increase: -4% versus the 10-analyst average estimate of -2.8%.
- Company-operated restaurants opened: 61 versus the five-analyst average estimate of 65.
- Company-operated restaurants at beginning of period: 3,781 versus 3,781 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Average restaurant sales - TTM: $3.14 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.14 million.
- Revenue- Food and beverage: $3.05 billion versus $3.08 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.1% change.
- Revenue- Delivery service: $15.64 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $16.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -14.1%.
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Shares of Chipotle have returned -4.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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