Chipotle Mexican Grill Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (CMG)

Chipotle Mexican Grill reported $1.45B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 4.23% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 12.14%.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill free cash flow by year

Chipotle Mexican Grill annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$1.45B−$63.9M−4.23%+12.14%
20242024-12-31$1.51B$288.7M+23.61%+13.36%
20232023-12-31$1.22B$378.7M+44.87%+12.39%
20222022-12-31$844.0M$4.4M+0.53%+9.77%
20212021-12-31$839.6M$549.1M+189.03%+11.12%
20202020-12-31$290.5M−$97.2M−25.08%+4.85%
20192019-12-31$387.7M$53.6M+16.03%+6.94%
20182018-12-31$334.2M$82.7M+32.90%+6.87%
20172017-12-31$251.4M$155.1M+161.05%+5.62%
20162016-12-31$96.3M−$329.6M−77.38%+2.47%
20152015-12-31$425.9M−$3.6M−0.83%
20142014-12-31$429.5M$100.6M+30.60%
20132013-12-31$328.9M$105.9M+47.52%
20122012-12-31$222.9M−$37.0M−14.24%
20112011-12-31$259.9M$84.0M+47.72%
20102010-12-31$176.0M$32.5M+22.65%
20092009-12-31$143.5M$97.1M+209.17%
20082008-12-31$46.4M

Chipotle Mexican Grill free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $290.5M to $1.45B, a compound annual growth rate of 37.88%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $463.4M in free cash flow, an increase of 15.63% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

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How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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