CMG vs SBUX
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Starbucks Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMG | SBUX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.9B | $37.2B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $1.9B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 47.4% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $1.63 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.45 |
| Payout ratio | · | 149.3% |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $2.4B |
| Equity | $2.8B | $-8.1B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.12× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.23× | 0.72× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.8% | 9.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 34.0% | 14.9% |
SBUX bills 3.1× the revenue of CMG, and CMG keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.9% against 5.0%).
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 | SBUX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $11.9B | $37.2B |
| FY2024 | $11.3B | $36.2B |
| FY2023 | $9.9B | $36.0B |
| FY2022 | $8.6B | $32.3B |
| FY2021 | $7.5B | $29.1B |
| FY2020 | $6.0B | $23.5B |
| FY2019 | $5.6B | $26.5B |
| FY2018 | $4.9B | $24.7B |
| FY2017 | $4.5B | $22.4B |
| FY2016 | $3.9B | $21.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMG | SBUX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $1.9B |
| FY2024 | $1.5B | $3.8B |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $4.1B |
| FY2022 | $899.1M | $3.3B |
| FY2021 | $653.0M | $4.2B |
| FY2020 | $355.8M | $928.3M |
| FY2019 | $350.2M | $3.6B |
| FY2018 | $176.6M | $4.5B |
| FY2017 | $176.3M | $2.9B |
| FY2016 | $22.9M | $2.8B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$25,258,799,000 | SBUX |
| FY2024 | −$24,862,347,000 | SBUX |
| FY2023 | −$26,103,951,000 | SBUX |
| FY2022 | −$23,615,648,000 | SBUX |
| FY2021 | −$21,513,539,000 | SBUX |
| FY2020 | −$17,533,366,000 | SBUX |
| FY2019 | −$20,922,231,000 | SBUX |
| FY2018 | −$19,854,515,000 | SBUX |
| FY2017 | −$17,910,388,000 | SBUX |
| FY2016 | −$17,411,516,000 | SBUX |
SBUX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened 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 | +7.9 pp | CMG |
| FY2024 | +3.2 pp | CMG |
| FY2023 | +1.0 pp | CMG |
| FY2022 | +0.2 pp | CMG |
| FY2021 | −5.8 pp | SBUX |
| FY2020 | +2.0 pp | CMG |
| FY2019 | −7.3 pp | SBUX |
| FY2018 | −14.6 pp | SBUX |
| FY2017 | −8.9 pp | SBUX |
| FY2016 | −12.6 pp | SBUX |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CMG and SBUX 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 SBUX's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 4.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.1.
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 SBUX over these 10 fiscal years — CMG led in 5 and SBUX in 5.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBUX's return on equity has been more volatile than CMG's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 34.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.2.
11 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 SBUX over these 11 fiscal years — CMG led in 2 and SBUX in 9.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.