CMG vs DRI
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Darden Restaurants Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMG | DRI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.9B | $13.2B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $1.2B |
| Gross margin | · | 20.3% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 47.4% | 53.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $10.38 |
| Dividend / share | · | $6.00 |
| Payout ratio | · | 57.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $1.1B |
| Equity | $2.8B | $2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.12× | 0.96× |
| Current ratio | 1.23× | 0.31× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.8% | 12.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 34.0% | 13.9% |
CMG and DRI book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.9% against 9.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CMG | DRI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $11.9B | $13.2B |
| FY2024 | $11.3B | $12.1B |
| FY2023 | $9.9B | $11.4B |
| FY2022 | $8.6B | $10.5B |
| FY2021 | $7.5B | $9.6B |
| FY2020 | $6.0B | $7.2B |
| FY2019 | $5.6B | $7.8B |
| FY2018 | $4.9B | $8.5B |
| FY2017 | $4.5B | $8.1B |
| FY2016 | $3.9B | $7.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMG | DRI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $1.2B |
| FY2024 | $1.5B | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $1.0B |
| FY2022 | $899.1M | $981.9M |
| FY2021 | $653.0M | $952.8M |
| FY2020 | $355.8M | $629.3M |
| FY2019 | $350.2M | $-52.4M |
| FY2018 | $176.6M | $713.4M |
| FY2017 | $176.3M | $596.0M |
| FY2016 | $22.9M | $479.1M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,285,299,000 | DRI |
| FY2024 | −$762,847,000 | DRI |
| FY2023 | −$1,518,351,000 | DRI |
| FY2022 | −$1,853,148,000 | DRI |
| FY2021 | −$2,082,939,000 | DRI |
| FY2020 | −$1,211,466,000 | DRI |
| FY2019 | −$2,220,531,000 | DRI |
| FY2018 | −$3,645,415,000 | DRI |
| FY2017 | −$3,603,688,000 | DRI |
| FY2016 | −$3,265,816,000 | DRI |
DRI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +3.7 pp | CMG |
| FY2024 | +4.9 pp | CMG |
| FY2023 | +3.4 pp | CMG |
| FY2022 | +1.1 pp | CMG |
| FY2021 | −1.2 pp | DRI |
| FY2020 | −2.8 pp | DRI |
| FY2019 | +6.9 pp | CMG |
| FY2018 | −4.8 pp | DRI |
| FY2017 | −3.4 pp | DRI |
| FY2016 | −6.1 pp | DRI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CMG and DRI over this period.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CMG's net margin has been more volatile than DRI's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 4.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.9.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CMG and DRI over these 10 fiscal years — CMG led in 5 and DRI in 5.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DRI's return on equity has been more volatile than CMG's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 13.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.1.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CMG and DRI over these 18 fiscal years — CMG led in 4 and DRI in 14.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.