CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. vs Texas Roadhouse, Inc., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Chipotle and Texas Roadhouse both run debt-light, high-return kitchens, one fast-casual and one steakhouse. Chipotle keeps 11.96% of revenue, returns 60.31% on equity, and carries no debt at 30.58 times earnings. Texas Roadhouse keeps 7% of sales, returns 27.58% on equity, holds minimal debt at 0.03, and pays a 1.38% dividend at 31.36 times earnings. Texas Roadhouse generates a slightly thinner 2.77% free cash flow yield against Chipotle's 3.47%. The two trade at nearly matching earnings multiples, but Chipotle's higher margins and returns come without a dividend. Chipotle is much larger at $43.4B versus Texas Roadhouse's $13.0B.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CMG | TXRH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $35.26 | $189.48 |
| Market cap | $45.9B | $12.5B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.6% | +19.2% |
| P/E | 32.4 | 30.2 |
| P/B | 19.07 | 8.14 |
| P/S | 3.78 | 2.07 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.5 | 17.6 |
| Revenue growth | +5.7% | +10.4% |
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 9.0% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 7.0% |
| Return on equity | 60.3% | 27.6% |
| Return on assets | 16.5% | 11.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 57.5% | 26.2% |
| FCF yield | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 0.46 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.85 | 5.97 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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