CCL vs. CMG: Carnival vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) both belong to the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry, though CCL is classified under Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines while CMG falls under Restaurants.

Company profile comparison for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Profile Item	CCL	CMG
Name	Carnival Corporation Ltd.	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Consumer Discretionary	Consumer Discretionary
GICS Industry Group	Consumer Services	Consumer Services
GICS Industry	Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure	Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
GICS Sub-Industry	Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines	Restaurants
Market Capitalization	39.77 billion USD	43.55 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	July 24, 1987	January 26, 2006
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

CCL

CMG

GSPC

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
Total Return (1Y)	17.32%	16.72%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	36.57%	-5.20%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	5.35%	-0.33%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

CCL

CMG

GSPC

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Carnival (CCL) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.42, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is closer to market-like at 0.94 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	49.89%	40.86%
Beta (5Y)	2.42	0.94
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-73.60%	-59.86%
Avg. Volume (3M)	21.48M	18.02M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

CCL and CMG are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.26	0.30
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	0.43	0.46

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 48.52% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Carnival (CCL) at 24.00% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for CMG.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

24.00%

Max: 76.75%
Q3: 34.07%
CCL: 24.00%
Median: 15.90%
Q1: 3.23%
Min: -40.61%

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

48.52%

Max: 76.75%
CMG: 48.52%
Q3: 34.07%
Median: 15.90%
Q1: 3.23%
Min: -40.61%

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their ROE against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Both Carnival (CCL) at 11.37% and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 10.83% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

11.37%

Max: 25.52%
Q3: 12.95%
CCL: 11.37%
Median: 6.63%
Q1: 1.46%
Min: -14.36%

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

10.83%

Max: 25.52%
Q3: 12.95%
CMG: 10.83%
Median: 6.63%
Q1: 1.46%
Min: -14.36%

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their net margin against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Carnival (CCL) at 26.43% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 14.13%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

26.43%

Max: 49.05%
CCL: 26.43%
Q3: 24.35%
Median: 14.23%
Q1: 5.67%
Min: -16.47%

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

14.13%

Max: 49.05%
Q3: 24.35%
Median: 14.23%
CMG: 14.13%
Q1: 5.67%
Min: -16.47%

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their operating margin against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
ROE (TTM)	24.00%	48.52%
ROA (TTM)	5.40%	12.50%
Net Margin (TTM)	11.37%	10.83%
Operating Margin (TTM)	26.43%	14.13%
Gross Margin (TTM)	55.38%	39.31%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Carnival (CCL) at 6.39% and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 5.41% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Carnival (CCL) at 40.28% and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 2.70% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
Revenue Growth (YoY)	6.39%	5.41%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	29.81%	11.36%
EPS Growth (YoY)	40.28%	2.70%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	21.17%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 0.81 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Carnival (CCL) at 0.27 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for CCL.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

0.27

Max: 3.41
Q3: 1.85
Median: 1.06
Q1: 0.72
CCL: 0.27
Min: 0.22

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

0.81

Max: 3.41
Q3: 1.85
Median: 1.06
CMG: 0.81
Q1: 0.72
Min: 0.22

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their current ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Carnival (CCL) at 1.77 and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 2.28 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

1.77

Max: 6.12
Q3: 2.93
CCL: 1.77
Median: 1.29
Q1: 0.37
Min: 0.01

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

2.28

Max: 6.12
Q3: 2.93
CMG: 2.28
Median: 1.29
Q1: 0.37
Min: 0.01

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.27	0.81
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.77	2.28
Net Debt / EBITDA	3.28	2.08

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Carnival (CCL) reports a yield of 1.53%, ranking against industry peers normally.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

1.53%

Max: 4.10%
Q3: 1.82%
CCL: 1.53%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

0.00%

Max: 4.10%
Q3: 1.82%
CMG: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Carnival (CCL) reports a payout of 19.82%, ranking against industry peers normally.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

19.82%

Max: 89.80%
Q3: 36.83%
CCL: 19.82%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

0.00%

Max: 89.80%
Q3: 36.83%
CMG: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
Dividend Yield (TTM)	1.53%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	19.82%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both Carnival (CCL) at 13.03 and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 32.18 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

13.03

Max: 71.70
Q3: 37.12
Median: 21.88
CCL: 13.03
Q1: 13.00
Min: 5.72

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

32.18

Max: 71.70
Q3: 37.12
CMG: 32.18
Median: 21.88
Q1: 13.00
Min: 5.72

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Carnival (CCL) at 1.44 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 3.43 sits in the pricier quartile — CMG costs more per dollar of sales.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

1.44

Max: 6.40
Q3: 3.01
Median: 1.54
CCL: 1.44
Q1: 0.74
Min: 0.08

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

3.43

Max: 6.40
CMG: 3.43
Q3: 3.01
Median: 1.54
Q1: 0.74
Min: 0.08

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Carnival (CCL) at 2.82 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 17.74 prices above its benchmark range — CMG looks rich relative to book.

CCL

Consumer Services industry group

2.82

Max: 12.02
Q3: 5.58
CCL: 2.82
Median: 2.37
Q1: 1.09
Min: -4.51

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

17.74

CMG: 17.74
Max: 12.02
Q3: 5.58
Median: 2.37
Q1: 1.09
Min: -4.51

Carnival (CCL) vs. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Carnival (CCL) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Metric	CCL	CMG
P/E Ratio (TTM)	13.03	32.18
P/S Ratio (TTM)	1.44	3.43
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	2.82	17.74
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	4.54%	2.72%