Interactive Business Model Canvas · #106

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Restaurants / Fast Casual · Oct 13, 2026

Company-owned fast casual Food with Integrity Digital + Chipotlane pickup Limited partner-operated intl

Chipotle owns and operates over 4,000 fast-casual restaurants that sell burritos, bowls, tacos and salads made with fresh, responsibly sourced ingredients — almost entirely company-owned in North America and Europe, with Chipotlanes and digital ordering for pickup and delivery. FY2025 (year ended December 31, 2025) total revenue was $11.93B (+5.4%); FY2025 net income was $1.54B and income from operations $1.94B (16.2% operating margin).

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For learning and teaching — not investment, legal, or financial advice. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is a Delaware corporation (NYSE: CMG) that reports on a calendar fiscal year ending December 31; FY2025 is the year ended December 31, 2025 and FY2024 the year ended December 31, 2024. Figures marked FACT come from its Form 10-K and results release filed with the SEC; restaurant-level operating margin and adjusted net income are company non-GAAP measures; interpretations and arithmetic are marked INFERENCE. Sources are cited on this canvas; corrections welcome.

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