Chipotle Mexican Grill Stock News

Chipotle is celebrating Cinco de Mayo bigger than ever before with five days of real food offers On Cinco de Mayo, Chipotle's new "Ingredient Quest" gaming experience will task fans with finding and collecting virtual cards featuring Chipotle's 53 real ingredients throughout the Burrito Builder experience on Roblox to score 50,000 free burritos1 From May 1 through May 5, guests can celebrate Ci...

Whether it's for a burrito, guacamole, or something else, diners have consistently gone out to eat at Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG -1.63%) more and more over the last 10 years. Of course, there was an exception to this trend at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic -- comparable sales were down nearly 10% in the second quarter of 2020.

Given Chipotle's (CMG -1.63%) recent stock performance, one has to wonder if it's still reeling from the sudden departure of former CEO Brian Niccol last summer. Eight months after Scott Boatwright became the company's new CEO, the stock is now down over 25% from its high.

After warning during its fourth-quarter conference call that 2025 was off to a tough start in January, fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG 4.84%) found that traffic never really recovered; it reported its first same-store sales decline since 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The stock largely shrugged off these disappointing results, although as of this writing it's sti...

Chipotle Mexican Grill's NYSE: CMG price action is down in Q2 2025 for several reasons, including a post-stock split letdown, a significant CEO transition, global macroeconomic woes, and a sluggish 2025 outlook. However, those factors do not offset the company's leadership position, quality management, fortress-like balance sheet, and substantial growth outlook.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG 4.84%) reported its financial results for the first quarter on Wednesday, posting adjusted earnings per share of $0.29, which exceeded Wall Street estimates. However, its revenue of $2.9 billion came up short of expectations.

Since the earnings report, nearly two dozen Wall Street analysts have lowered their price target for Chipotle stock, according to FactSet.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. on Wednesday surprised Wall Street with its first quarterly same-store sales drop since the pandemic's lockdowns in 2020, leaving Wall Street searching for reasons to be optimistic about the rest of the year.