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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Sep 2025 Filing Analysis
Does management do what it says?
Chipotle continued repurchasing shares and deployed $686.5 million during Q3 2025, or $1.676 billion under the public program during the first nine months. Remaining authorization was $652.3 million at September 30, 2025, including a new $500.0 million authorization approved on September 3. (1 met, 3 exceeded across 4 tracked commitments)
“As of September 30, 2025, $652.3 million remained available for repurchases of shares of our common stock, which includes the $500.0 million additional authorization approved by our Board of Directors on September 3, 2025. Under the remaining repurchase authorizations, shares may be purchased from time to time in open market transactions, subject to market conditions.”
Management revised the full-year 2025 comparable-sales outlook from approximately flat to a low-single-digit decline. Through nine months, comparable restaurant sales were down 1.4%, while third-quarter comparable sales increased 0.3%. (1 revised across 1 tracked commitment)
“For full-year 2025, management is anticipating comparable restaurant sales declines in the low-single digit range.”
Management expects tariffs enacted since April 2025 to increase food, beverage and packaging costs by approximately 50 basis points on an ongoing basis. — target: Approximately 50 basis points ongoing increase in food, beverage and packaging costs (+2 more commitments)
“We estimate that the tariffs enacted since April 2025 will increase food, beverage and packaging costs by about 50 basis points on an ongoing basis.”
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How durable is the business?
The underlying same-store demand trend shifted from strong growth to near-flat performance. Comparable restaurant sales fell from 6.0% growth in Q3 FY24 to 0.3% growth in Q3 FY25, while transactions moved from 3.3% growth to a 0.8% decline. Pricing remained positive, with menu prices up 2.1%, indicating that reported sales growth is increasingly dependent on price and new restaurants rather than traffic. (1 contracting, 1 shifted)
“Comparable restaurant sales increased 0.3% ... attributable to a 1.1% increase in average check, partially offset by lower transactions of 0.8%.”
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