Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.72x

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc free cash flow generation index. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.72x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $471.02 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($651.35 Million).

FCF Generation Index

0.72x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$471.02 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$651.35 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$180.33 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (2003–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc from 2003 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc across 23 annual periods. See CMG free cash flow debt coverage to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (2003–2025)

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc free cash flow generation index by year from 2003 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc cash flow conversion.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.68x $1.45 Billion $2.11 Billion $666.34 Million ▼ -4.6%
2024 0.72x $1.51 Billion $2.11 Billion $593.60 Million ▲ +4.7%
2023 0.69x $1.22 Billion $1.78 Billion $560.73 Million ▲ +7.5%
2022 0.64x $844.01 Million $1.32 Billion $479.16 Million ▼ -2.6%
2021 0.65x $839.61 Million $1.28 Billion $442.48 Million ▲ +49.7%
2020 0.44x $290.50 Million $663.85 Million $373.35 Million ▼ -18.6%
2019 0.54x $387.72 Million $721.63 Million $333.91 Million ▼ -0.1%
2018 0.54x $334.16 Million $621.55 Million $287.39 Million ▲ +0.3%
2017 0.54x $250.33 Million $467.11 Million $216.78 Million ▲ +107.0%
2016 0.26x $90.40 Million $349.24 Million $258.84 Million ▼ -58.5%
2015 0.62x $425.90 Million $683.32 Million $257.42 Million ▼ -1.0%
2014 0.63x $429.48 Million $682.07 Million $252.59 Million ▲ +1.2%
2013 0.62x $328.85 Million $528.78 Million $199.93 Million ▲ +17.2%
2012 0.53x $222.93 Million $419.96 Million $197.04 Million ▼ -16.1%
2011 0.63x $259.95 Million $411.10 Million $151.15 Million ▲ +3.9%
2010 0.61x $175.98 Million $289.19 Million $113.22 Million ▲ +10.6%
2009 0.55x $143.47 Million $260.67 Million $117.20 Million ▲ +135.4%
2008 0.23x $46.41 Million $198.51 Million $152.10 Million ▲ +438.5%
2007 0.04x $6.38 Million $146.92 Million $140.54 Million ▼ -28.4%
2006 0.06x $6.29 Million $103.60 Million $97.31 Million ▲ +183.8%
2005 -0.07x $-5.61 Million $77.43 Million $83.04 Million ▲ +94.9%
2004 -1.41x $-55.94 Million $39.67 Million $95.61 Million ▼ -128.8%
2003 4.90x $108.18 Million $22.07 Million $86.11 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).