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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG - Free Report) closed at $31.85 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.66% move from the prior day. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.77% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.67%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.92%.
Shares of the Mexican food chain have depreciated by 17.62% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 6.02%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.96%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Chipotle Mexican Grill in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 28, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.29, unchanged from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $3.28 billion, indicating a 9.32% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
CMG's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.15 per share and revenue of $13 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.71% and +8.99%, respectively.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. 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. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.08% higher. Right now, Chipotle Mexican Grill possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note Chipotle Mexican Grill's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 27.34. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 20.71.
We can also see that CMG currently has a PEG ratio of 1.92. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Retail - Restaurants industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.76 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 162, which puts it in the bottom 35% 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG - Free Report) closed at $31.85 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.66% move from the prior day. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.77% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.67%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.92%.
Shares of the Mexican food chain have depreciated by 17.62% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 6.02%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.96%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Chipotle Mexican Grill in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 28, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.29, unchanged from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $3.28 billion, indicating a 9.32% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
CMG's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.15 per share and revenue of $13 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -1.71% and +8.99%, respectively.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Chipotle Mexican Grill. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. 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. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.08% higher. Right now, Chipotle Mexican Grill possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note Chipotle Mexican Grill's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 27.34. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 20.71.
We can also see that CMG currently has a PEG ratio of 1.92. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Retail - Restaurants industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.76 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Retail - Restaurants industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 162, which puts it in the bottom 35% 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.