Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) ended the recent trading session at $39.68, demonstrating a -1.12% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.55%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.19%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.95%.
Heading into today, shares of the Mexican food chain had lost 6.13% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 1.22% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.64%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Chipotle Mexican Grill in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on October 29, 2025. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.29, marking a 7.41% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $3.05 billion, up 9.2% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.21 per share and a revenue of $12.12 billion, representing changes of +8.04% and +7.13%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.11% decrease. At present, Chipotle Mexican Grill boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Chipotle Mexican Grill is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 33.26. This represents a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 22.95.
It is also worth noting that CMG currently has a PEG ratio of 2.04. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Retail - Restaurants industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.31.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 184, finds itself in the bottom 26% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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