CMG vs YUMC
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Yum China Holdings, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMG | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.9B | $11.8B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $929.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 47.4% | 16.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $2.51 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.96 |
| Payout ratio | · | 38.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $840.0M |
| Equity | $2.8B | $5.4B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.12× | −0.09× |
| Current ratio | 1.23× | 1.05× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.8% | 7.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 34.0% | 3.5% |
CMG and YUMC book revenue within 15% of each other, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (12.9% against 8.5%).
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 | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $11.9B | $11.8B |
| FY2024 | $11.3B | $11.3B |
| FY2023 | $9.9B | $11.0B |
| FY2022 | $8.6B | $9.6B |
| FY2021 | $7.5B | $9.9B |
| FY2020 | $6.0B | $8.3B |
| FY2019 | $5.6B | $8.8B |
| FY2018 | $4.9B | $8.4B |
| FY2017 | $4.5B | $7.8B |
| FY2016 | $3.9B | $7.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMG | YUMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $929.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.5B | $911.0M |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $827.0M |
| FY2022 | $899.1M | $442.0M |
| FY2021 | $653.0M | $990.0M |
| FY2020 | $355.8M | $784.0M |
| FY2019 | $350.2M | $713.0M |
| FY2018 | $176.6M | $708.0M |
| FY2017 | $176.3M | $398.0M |
| FY2016 | $22.9M | $498.0M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$128,601,000 | CMG |
| FY2024 | +$10,853,000 | CMG |
| FY2023 | −$1,106,351,000 | YUMC |
| FY2022 | −$934,348,000 | YUMC |
| FY2021 | −$2,305,939,000 | YUMC |
| FY2020 | −$2,278,366,000 | YUMC |
| FY2019 | −$3,189,631,000 | YUMC |
| FY2018 | −$3,550,015,000 | YUMC |
| FY2017 | −$3,292,588,000 | YUMC |
| FY2016 | −$3,170,616,000 | YUMC |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CMG and YUMC over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
10 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +4.4 pp | CMG |
| FY2024 | +4.9 pp | CMG |
| FY2023 | +4.2 pp | CMG |
| FY2022 | +5.4 pp | CMG |
| FY2021 | −1.7 pp | YUMC |
| FY2020 | −3.9 pp | YUMC |
| FY2019 | −2.2 pp | YUMC |
| FY2018 | −5.1 pp | YUMC |
| FY2017 | −1.5 pp | YUMC |
| FY2016 | −6.6 pp | YUMC |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CMG and YUMC over this period.
10 of 12 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 YUMC's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 4.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
10 of 12 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 YUMC over these 10 fiscal years — CMG led in 4 and YUMC in 6.
10 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CMG's return on equity has been more volatile than YUMC's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 14.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.1.
11 of 18 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 YUMC over these 11 fiscal years — CMG led in 7 and YUMC in 4.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.