Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 2.15x

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc cash flow quality index. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.15x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $651.35 Million exceeds net income of $302.82 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.15x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$651.35 Million
USD

Net Income

$302.82 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (2004–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc from 2004 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc across 22 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2004–2025)

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2004 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CMG cash generation efficiency.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.38x $2.11 Billion $1.54 Billion ▲ +0.3%
2024 1.37x $2.11 Billion $1.53 Billion ▼ -5.5%
2023 1.45x $1.78 Billion $1.23 Billion ▼ -1.4%
2022 1.47x $1.32 Billion $899.10 Million ▼ -25.0%
2021 1.96x $1.28 Billion $652.98 Million ▲ +5.2%
2020 1.87x $663.85 Million $355.77 Million ▼ -9.5%
2019 2.06x $721.63 Million $350.16 Million ▼ -41.5%
2018 3.52x $621.55 Million $176.55 Million ▲ +32.8%
2017 2.65x $467.11 Million $176.25 Million ▼ -82.6%
2016 15.23x $349.24 Million $22.94 Million ▲ +959.7%
2015 1.44x $683.32 Million $475.60 Million ▼ -6.2%
2014 1.53x $682.07 Million $445.37 Million ▼ -5.2%
2013 1.61x $528.78 Million $327.44 Million ▲ +6.9%
2012 1.51x $419.96 Million $278.00 Million ▼ -21.0%
2011 1.91x $411.10 Million $214.94 Million ▲ +18.4%
2010 1.62x $289.19 Million $178.98 Million ▼ -21.4%
2009 2.06x $260.67 Million $126.84 Million ▼ -19.0%
2008 2.54x $198.51 Million $78.20 Million ▲ +21.9%
2007 2.08x $146.92 Million $70.56 Million ▼ -16.7%
2006 2.50x $103.60 Million $41.42 Million ▲ +21.8%
2005 2.05x $77.43 Million $37.70 Million ▼ -68.3%
2004 6.48x $39.67 Million $6.13 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.