Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
—- Market cap
- $45.72B
- Debt
- —
- Cash
- −$350.55M
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Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: CMG stock price near parity vs CAKE $36.13 current versus $37.69 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CAKE's multiple
Implied fair value · at CMG's multiple
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Lower P/E
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
11 period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CMG can re-rate higher despite the modeled -22.8% downside and sustain its superior margins and 35.4% ROIC, then hold or accumulate selectively; otherwise, the current valuation looks stretched relative to the provided implied price and DCF range.
On the provided P/E-based valuation, CMG’s implied price of $24.60 sits well below the current price of $31.86, implying -22.8% downside. The gap is notable because CMG already trades at a premium quality profile versus CAKE, yet the model still does not support the current level.
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