Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all
Chipotle Mexican Grill's competitors and similar companies include Del Taco, Chick-fil-A, Papa John's, Yum! Brands, Brinker and Taco Bell.
 Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill is a company that operates a chain of Mexican food restaurants. |  Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A is a company that operates a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in chicken sandwiches. |  Papa John's Papa John's International is a company that operates a pizza restaurant chain providing delivery, takeaway, and dine-in services. |  Yum! Brands Yum! Brands (formerly known as Tricon Global Restaurants) is a company that develops, operates, and franchises restaurants. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1993 | Founding Date 1964 | Founding Date 1946 | Founding Date 1984 | Founding Date 1997 | Founding Date 1975 | Founding Date 1962 |
Type | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
Tags | |||||||
Locations | Locations Newport Beach, US HQ Columbus, US | Locations Lake Forest, US HQ Tamuning, GU Alamogordo, US Albany, US Albuquerque, US Allen Park, US American Fork, US see more | Locations College Park, US HQ | Locations Coppell, US HQ | Locations Irvine, US HQ | ||
Employees | Employees 130,50412% increase | Employees 4,827 | Employees 78,6242% increase | Employees 13,20010% increase | Employees 35,0003% decrease | Employees 64,3234% increase | Employees 79,3293% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 75 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 1.7 b | Valuation ($) 37.9 b | Valuation ($) 4.3 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
Financial | |||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $11.9b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $527.4m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $13.7b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $2.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $8.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $5.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $2.9b (FY, 2024) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $124.1m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $2.5b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $1.6b (FY, 2024) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $403.2m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $5.7b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $1.2b (FY, 2024) |
Net income | Net income $1.5b (FY, 2025) | Net income $5.7m (FY, 2021) | Net income N/A | Net income $32.1m (FY, 2025) | Net income $1.6b (FY, 2025) | Net income $383.1m (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 44 (Q3, 2017) | Countries 150 (Q3, 2021) | Countries 27 (Q3, 2021) | Countries 32 (FY, 2023) |
Franchised Restaurants | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants 4.4 k (Q3, 2017) | Franchised Restaurants 51.1 k (Q3, 2021) | Franchised Restaurants 537 (Q3, 2021) | Franchised Restaurants 8.1 k (Q2, 2024) |
New Restaurants | New Restaurants 43 (Q3, 2022) | New Restaurants N/A | New Restaurants N/A | New Restaurants N/A | New Restaurants N/A | New Restaurants 27 (FY, 2019) | New Restaurants N/A |
Owned Restaurants | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants 1.1 k (Q3, 2021) | Owned Restaurants 1.1 k (Q3, 2021) | Owned Restaurants 488 (Q2, 2024) |
Restaurants | Restaurants 3.1 k (Q3, 2022) | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants 742 (Q3, 2017) | Restaurants 52.2 k (Q3, 2021) | Restaurants 1.7 k (Q3, 2021) | Restaurants 8.6 k (Q2, 2024) |
States Covered | States Covered N/A | States Covered 16 (FY, 2021) | States Covered 47 (Apr, 2022) | States Covered N/A | States Covered N/A | States Covered N/A | States Covered N/A |
Funding | |||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 151.6m | Total funding raised $ 260m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 13.7m |
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