CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. vs BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CMG and EAT diverge most: on debt / equity, CMG reads 0.00 and EAT reads 1.11; on p/s, CMG reads 3.84 and EAT reads 1.60. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CMG's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What EAT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CMG | EAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $37.25 | $213.66 |
| Market cap | $47.6B | $9.2B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +16.7% |
| P/E | 34.2 | 20.9 |
| P/B | 21.66 | 22.57 |
| P/S | 3.84 | 1.60 |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.6 | 16.1 |
| Revenue growth | +7.3% | +12.4% |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 11.3% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 8.1% |
| Return on equity | 64.5% | 114.0% |
| Return on assets | 16.0% | 16.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 62.6% | 54.9% |
| FCF yield | 3.3% | 5.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| Current ratio | 0.72 | 0.40 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.83 | 8.36 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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