CMG vs. YUM: Chipotle Mexican Grill vs. Yum! Brands Stock Comparison

September 7, 2026

How do Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM) 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

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM) are both classified in the Restaurants sub-industry within the broader Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Company profile comparison for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Profile Item	CMG	YUM
Name	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Yum! Brands 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	Restaurants	Restaurants
Market Capitalization	46.77 billion USD	41.13 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	January 26, 2006	September 17, 1997
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

CMG

YUM

GSPC

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM), 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
Total Return (1Y)	-10.75%	6.40%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	-1.58%	7.02%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	-0.76%	4.72%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

CMG

YUM

GSPC

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM), 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	41.86%	23.80%
Beta (5Y)	0.94	0.54
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-58.89%	-23.10%
Avg. Volume (3M)	18.67M	2.50M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

CMG and YUM 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.35	0.10
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.47	0.14

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Capital efficiency shows on one side only: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) earns 49.56% on shareholders’ equity, ranked against its industry; Yum! Brands (YUM) has no ROE this period.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

49.56%

Max: 59.09%
CMG: 49.56%
Q3: 31.70%
Median: 14.44%
Q1: 2.11%
Min: -37.58%

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

Max: 59.09%
Q3: 31.70%
Median: 14.44%
Q1: 2.11%
Min: -37.58%
YUM: --

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): YUM does not report ROE, so it has no value marker; CMG is benchmarked against the Consumer Services industry group.

Net Margin (TTM)

Yum! Brands (YUM) at 25.41% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 11.43%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

11.43%

Max: 28.43%
Q3: 13.02%
CMG: 11.43%
Median: 5.92%
Q1: 1.17%
Min: -15.39%

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

25.41%

Max: 28.43%
YUM: 25.41%
Q3: 13.02%
Median: 5.92%
Q1: 1.17%
Min: -15.39%

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): A comparison of their net margin against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Yum! Brands (YUM) at 32.78% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 16.11%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

16.11%

Max: 46.49%
Q3: 22.12%
CMG: 16.11%
Median: 13.10%
Q1: 5.81%
Min: -12.94%

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

32.78%

Max: 46.49%
YUM: 32.78%
Q3: 22.12%
Median: 13.10%
Q1: 5.81%
Min: -12.94%

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): A comparison of their operating margin against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
ROE (TTM)	49.56%	--
ROA (TTM)	13.08%	22.69%
Net Margin (TTM)	11.43%	25.41%
Operating Margin (TTM)	16.11%	32.78%
Gross Margin (TTM)	39.36%	45.31%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 5.41% and Yum! Brands (YUM) at 8.81% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 2.70% and Yum! Brands (YUM) at 6.32% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.41%	8.81%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	11.36%	6.28%
EPS Growth (YoY)	2.70%	6.32%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	21.17%	6.69%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 0.72 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Yum! Brands (YUM) at 0.59 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for YUM.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

0.72

Max: 3.37
Q3: 1.83
Median: 1.03
CMG: 0.72
Q1: 0.69
Min: 0.20

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

0.59

Max: 3.37
Q3: 1.83
Median: 1.03
Q1: 0.69
YUM: 0.59
Min: 0.20

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): A comparison of their current ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 2.46 against its industry range, while Yum! Brands (YUM) reports no figure this period.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

2.46

Max: 7.30
Q3: 3.36
CMG: 2.46
Median: 1.29
Q1: 0.38
Min: 0.01

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

Max: 7.30
Q3: 3.36
Median: 1.29
Q1: 0.38
Min: 0.01
YUM: --

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): YUM does not report debt-to-equity ratio, so it has no value marker; CMG is benchmarked against the Consumer Services industry group.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.72	0.59
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	2.46	--
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.08	4.15

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 Yum! Brands (YUM) reports a yield of 0.96%, ranking against industry peers normally.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

0.00%

Max: 3.85%
Q3: 1.76%
CMG: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

0.96%

Max: 3.85%
Q3: 1.76%
YUM: 0.96%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): 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 Yum! Brands (YUM) reports a payout of 36.78%, ranking against industry peers normally.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

0.00%

Max: 86.96%
Q3: 36.18%
CMG: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

36.78%

Max: 86.96%
YUM: 36.78%
Q3: 36.18%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) vs. Yum! Brands (YUM): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Consumer Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.96%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	36.78%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Yum! Brands (YUM) at 18.98 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 34.22 sits in the richer quartile — CMG needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

34.22

Max: 60.39
CMG: 34.22
Q3: 34.17
Median: 21.32
Q1: 16.01
Min: 3.46

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

18.98

Max: 60.39
Q3: 34.17
Median: 21.32
YUM: 18.98
Q1: 16.01
Min: 3.46

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

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) at 3.76 and Yum! Brands (YUM) at 4.72 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

3.76

Max: 6.53
CMG: 3.76
Q3: 3.09
Median: 1.69
Q1: 0.72
Min: 0.08

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

4.72

Max: 6.53
YUM: 4.72
Q3: 3.09
Median: 1.69
Q1: 0.72
Min: 0.08

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

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Yum! Brands (YUM) reports a negative P/B ratio of -5.70, meaning negative book equity — the multiple itself is not meaningful for valuation. Meanwhile Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) reports 21.30, ranking against industry peers normally.

CMG

Consumer Services industry group

21.30

CMG: 21.30
Max: 11.22
Q3: 5.58
Median: 2.56
Q1: 1.11
Min: -3.99

YUM

Consumer Services industry group

-5.70

Max: 11.22
Q3: 5.58
Median: 2.56
Q1: 1.11
Min: -3.99
YUM: -5.70

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

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and Yum! Brands (YUM)
Metric	CMG	YUM
P/E Ratio (TTM)	34.22	18.98
P/S Ratio (TTM)	3.76	4.72
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	21.30	-5.70
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	2.39%	2.03%