Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Competitors $53.52 +0.14 (+0.27%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.60 +0.08 (+0.14%) As of 07/17/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CMG vs. DPZ, META, SBUX, WING, ARCO, DRI, MCD, QSR, SHAK, and YUMCShould you be buying Chipotle Mexican Grill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chipotle Mexican Grill include Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Meta Platforms (META), Starbucks (SBUX), Wingstop (WING), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Darden Restaurants (DRI), McDonald's (MCD), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Shake Shack (SHAK), and Yum China (YUMC). Chipotle Mexican Grill vs. Its Competitors Domino's Pizza Meta Platforms Starbucks Wingstop Arcos Dorados Darden Restaurants McDonald's Restaurant Brands International Shake Shack Yum China Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer DPZ or CMG? In the previous week, Chipotle Mexican Grill had 33 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill and 21 mentions for Domino's Pizza. Chipotle Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Domino's Pizza's score of 0.83 indicating that Chipotle Mexican Grill is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Domino's Pizza 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chipotle Mexican Grill 30 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DPZ or CMG? Chipotle Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chipotle Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDomino's Pizza$4.71B3.41$584.17M$17.4426.87Chipotle Mexican Grill$11.31B6.37$1.53B$1.1347.37 Do analysts recommend DPZ or CMG? Domino's Pizza currently has a consensus price target of $487.84, suggesting a potential upside of 4.08%. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a consensus price target of $61.41, suggesting a potential upside of 14.74%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than Domino's Pizza.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Domino's Pizza 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54Chipotle Mexican Grill 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is DPZ or CMG more profitable? Chipotle Mexican Grill has a net margin of 13.59% compared to Domino's Pizza's net margin of 12.84%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on equity of 43.29% beat Domino's Pizza's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Domino's Pizza12.84% -15.45% 33.56% Chipotle Mexican Grill 13.59%43.29%17.32% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DPZ or CMG? 94.6% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, DPZ or CMG? Domino's Pizza has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryChipotle Mexican Grill beats Domino's Pizza on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chipotle Mexican Grill News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CMG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChipotle Mexican GrillRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$71.92B$11.67B$26.66B$20.75BDividend YieldN/A3.80%177.13%3.67%P/E Ratio47.3738.1829.7827.60Price / Sales6.372.116.2259.14Price / Cash38.8217.3747.5422.13Price / Book19.9710.335.664.66Net Income$1.53B$400.87M$876.41M$994.58M7 Day Performance-4.42%-2.18%-0.82%0.00%1 Month Performance3.28%1.18%6.73%5.25%1 Year Performance0.27%2.51%23.43%10.76% Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.7424 of 5 stars$53.52+0.3%$61.41+14.7%-3.2%$71.92B$11.31B47.37130,504Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDPZDomino's Pizza3.2727 of 5 stars$471.96+1.6%$487.84+3.4%-0.9%$16.15B$4.71B27.0410,700METAMeta Platforms3.6587 of 5 stars$721.50+0.6%$729.38+1.1%+51.8%$1.81T$164.50B28.1574,067Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSBUXStarbucks4.2006 of 5 stars$93.50-1.5%$98.73+5.6%+24.1%$106.24B$36.18B33.87361,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastWINGWingstop3.4485 of 5 stars$316.39-3.6%$358.16+13.2%-9.7%$8.85B$625.81M53.121,335Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastARCOArcos Dorados3.3506 of 5 stars$7.41-1.9%$8.80+18.8%-24.3%$1.56B$4.47B11.3998,615DRIDarden Restaurants4.7208 of 5 stars$209.88+0.3%$225.19+7.3%+40.6%$24.54B$12.08B23.61191,105Positive NewsMCDMcDonald's4.5704 of 5 stars$301.81+0.6%$319.48+5.9%+15.0%$215.65B$25.92B26.62150,000Trending NewsQSRRestaurant Brands International4.5096 of 5 stars$67.22-0.2%$76.39+13.6%-7.1%$22.02B$8.41B22.7837,600Positive NewsSHAKShake Shack3.2357 of 5 stars$140.23+0.1%$125.95-10.2%+56.3%$5.99B$1.25B501.2912,826Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastYUMCYum China4.6637 of 5 stars$47.54-0.1%$48.70+2.5%+52.2%$17.64B$11.30B19.89351,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Domino's Pizza Competitors Meta Platforms Competitors Starbucks Competitors Wingstop Competitors Arcos Dorados Competitors Darden Restaurants Competitors McDonald's Competitors Restaurant Brands International Competitors Shake Shack Competitors Yum China Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CMG) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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