Chipotle: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Newport Beach, California, United States that owns 1 consumer brand.[1][2]
Chipotle was founded in Denver in 1993 by a chef who wanted to fund a fine dining restaurant and instead created the fast casual category. McDonald's took a majority stake in 1998 and divested it entirely by 2006, a decision that cost it an enormous amount of forgone value.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Newport Beach, California, United States
- Founded
- 1993
- Tickers
- NYSE: CMG
- Revenue
- $11.9 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001058090
- Website
- www.chipotle.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
Chipotle in numbers
- Chipotle owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is restaurants & foodservice with 1 brands.[1]
Chipotle financial history
Headline figures from Chipotle's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $5.98bn to $11.9bn, an average of 14.8% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11.9bn | $1.94bn | 16.2% | $1.54bn | $8.99bn | $0 | 10-K | |
| $11.3bn | $1.92bn | 16.9% | $1.53bn | $9.2bn | $0 | 10-K | |
| $9.87bn | $1.56bn | 15.8% | $1.23bn | $8.04bn | $0 | 10-K | |
| $8.63bn | $1.16bn | 13.4% | $899.1m | $6.93bn | $0 | 10-K | |
| $7.55bn | $804.9m | 10.7% | $653m | $6.65bn | $0 | 10-K | |
| $5.98bn | $290.2m | 4.8% | $355.8m | $5.98bn | $0 | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Chipotle owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Chipotle in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 529900REP5VGTPCP1J71
- Registered name
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC. (US)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 15 October 2026
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Chipotle SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition; Other events | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Chipotle own?
Chipotle owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Chipotle Mexican Grill.
Is Chipotle an American company?
Yes. Chipotle is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, United States and was founded in 1993.
Who owns Chipotle?
Chipotle is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as CMG on the NYSE.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-04 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 4 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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