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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) trades at about 28.4 times its trailing adjusted earnings, the basis that adds stock-based compensation back to normalized net income. That is a steep price for a chain whose existing restaurants are guided to low single-digit sales growth for 2026. On what analysts expect Chipotle to earn by 2027, the same price is about 24.1 times. Those forward multiples sit on analyst-consensus earnings, which are not defined the same way as the trailing adjusted figure, so part

One restaurant chain is trading at a sky-high valuation while another has shed double digits this year, and the market's verdict defies everything a shaky consumer economy would predict about which business wins.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill stock is valued above the market on earnings while running a thinner margin, and the growth paying for that gap now comes mostly from opening restaurants.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol built his reputation at Chipotle Mexican Grill by following one formula: fix operations, rebuild customer traffic, and wait for margins to follow. That playbook produced a stock return of more than 770% during a six-year tenure that more than doubled annual revenue and ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), a U.S. restaurant chain offering customizable Mexican-inspired food, is expanding into Mexico with its first location scheduled to open Thursday in the Monterrey metropolitan area. The company is entering the market in partnership with Alsea, a Latin American restaurant operator that manages brands including Starbucks across the region. Chipotle plans to open additional restaurants in Nuevo Leon later this year before expanding into Mexico City in 2027, suggesting the company is taking a phased approach to building its presence in the country.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) is preparing to open its first restaurant in Mexico this week, marking a major milestone in the company’s international growth strategy as it enters the country that inspired much of its menu. The restaurant chain, which operates more than 4,100 locations worldwide, described the launch as a significant step in its global expansion plans.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) just delivered two of the most instructive turnaround updates in restaurants. Starbucks posted its clearest inflection yet under Brian Niccol. Chipotle, still working through a full year of negative comps, leaned harder on unit growth and menu innovation. Same sector, two very different scoreboards. Coffee Traffic Comes Back. ... Starbucks vs Chipotle: Two Restaurant Titans, Two Playbooks, Only One Winner

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The coffee chain has held preliminary talks with investment banks on options for its Japan unit, which could be valued at up to $3.1 billion

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is reportedly reviewing strategic alternatives for its business in Japan, including a possible partial divestment or public listing, according to a Bloomberg News report citing people familiar with the matter. The coffee chain has held early-stage discussions with investment banks as it assesses options for its Japanese subsidiary, one of the company’s most significant international operations.

Two beaten-down restaurant names, one decision: should a retirement-focused investor put fresh capital into Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) or Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) right now? Both stocks have been punished, but for opposite reasons. Starbucks has rallied off its lows as a turnaround takes hold, while Chipotle has cratered as its growth story collapsed into ... Chipotle vs Starbucks: One Turnaround Is Real, One Is Just Smoke

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