CMG vs YUM vs QSR
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
CMG55.7
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$29.88 −2.29%$37.8B mkt cap
Score DNA
QSR61.0
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$74.81 +0.93%$26.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
CMG YUM QSR · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-03-27 | 2026-08-06 |
| 13F net change in holders | −48 | −5 | +31 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,283 | 1,153 | 75 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,161 | 978 | 27 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +122 | +175 | +48 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 26.6x
52nd
|
18.5x
26th
|
20.5x
37th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.41
76th
|
1.09
47th
|
2.72
82nd
|
| Price / sales | 3.0x
77th
|
4.7x
90th
|
2.7x
71st
|
| Price / book | 17.2x
96th
|
— | 6.8x
65th
|
| Price / tangible book | 20.1x
89th
|
— | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 24.1x
50th
|
24.5x
54th
|
16.6x
27th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 16.2x
69th
|
19.7x
86th
|
14.1x
59th
|
| Enterprise value | $42.6B
90th
|
$52.7B
94th
|
$40.7B
87th
|
| EV / sales | 3.4x
74th
|
6.0x
94th
|
4.2x
84th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 18.8x
70th
|
17.9x
67th
|
14.5x
37th
|
| EV / EBIT | 22.6x
48th
|
19.5x
41st
|
16.3x
26th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 27.1x
31st
|
31.4x
50th
|
25.8x
27th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.8%
55th
|
5.4%
77th
|
4.9%
68th
|
| FCF yield | 4.1%
58th
|
4.1%
55th
|
6.0%
77th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 6.2%
35th
|
5.1%
19th
|
7.1%
45th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $6.50
21st
|
— | $22.83
63rd
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 24.1%
35th
|
45.8%
90th
|
44.8%
87th
|
| EBITDA margin | 18.2%
77th
|
33.7%
97th
|
28.9%
90th
|
| Operating margin | 15.2%
81st
|
31.0%
97th
|
27.1%
90th
|
| EBIT margin | 15.2%
81st
|
31.0%
97th
|
25.7%
90th
|
| Net margin | 11.4%
81st
|
25.4%
97th
|
13.1%
87th
|
| NOPAT margin | 11.5%
81st
|
31.3%
97th
|
23.5%
94th
|
| FCF margin | 12.6%
87th
|
19.3%
97th
|
16.2%
90th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 18.7%
77th
|
23.9%
94th
|
19.0%
81st
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 5.6%
16th
|
15.0%
77th
|
7.4%
35th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.6%
42nd
|
0.5%
26th
|
1.1%
81st
|
| Effective tax rate | 24.1%
60th
|
-0.9%
13th
|
13.3%
27th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 49.6%
87th
|
— | 35.5%
74th
|
| ROA | 15.7%
84th
|
28.4%
94th
|
5.0%
55th
|
| ROIC | 20.6%
87th
|
60.7%
97th
|
12.4%
61st
|
| ROCE | 25.0%
84th
|
61.6%
97th
|
11.0%
61st
|
| Return on tangible assets | 20.8%
81st
|
34.7%
94th
|
9.8%
58th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 33.5%
80th
|
46.4%
93rd
|
10.0%
23rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 33.8%
65th
|
46.0%
74th
|
17.4%
29th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 17.6%
89th
|
54.7%
96th
|
7.8%
61st
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 19.8%
100th
|
— | 7.3%
75th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 44.3%
90th
|
— | 34.6%
80th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -38.1%
23rd
|
240.6%
90th
|
817.0%
100th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 7.3%
45th
|
10.3%
74th
|
6.5%
42nd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 8.4%
68th
|
5.3%
42nd
|
11.3%
81st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 10.2%
70th
|
7.7%
57th
|
12.7%
73rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 12.7%
76th
|
6.8%
48th
|
12.5%
72nd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 8.0%
53rd
|
5.3%
43rd
|
17.0%
73rd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.7%
52nd
|
6.8%
40th
|
11.3%
60th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -7.9%
32nd
|
54.8%
84th
|
48.2%
76th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 8.4%
54th
|
16.0%
75th
|
7.7%
50th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -3.7%
36th
|
55.9%
80th
|
47.2%
72nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 11.0%
54th
|
17.0%
71st
|
7.5%
42nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 21.7%
88th
|
12.6%
65th
|
13.9%
71st
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 7.0%
44th
|
9.3%
52nd
|
15.5%
64th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 7.8%
52nd
|
9.5%
57th
|
9.8%
62nd
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 9.1%
46th
|
9.6%
54th
|
12.1%
61st
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -5.1%
19th
|
— | 10.3%
67th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | 2.4%
53rd
|
1.9%
47th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 49.6%
95th
|
— | 3.8%
26th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 25.7%
33rd
|
47.1%
90th
|
39.2%
80th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 16.2%
77th
|
31.7%
97th
|
26.9%
93rd
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 12.7%
83rd
|
21.8%
97th
|
13.2%
87th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 12.5%
80th
|
19.3%
97th
|
15.6%
93rd
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.99
90th
|
0.92
47th
|
0.97
70th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.87
77th
|
0.53
47th
|
0.53
43rd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.91
77th
|
0.97
87th
|
0.88
63rd
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $672.1M
84th
|
$674.0M
87th
|
$1.1B
94th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$4.7B
16th
|
−$11.6B
10th
|
−$14.6B
6th
|
| Working capital | −$374.3M
19th
|
−$1.8B
6th
|
$29.0M
61st
|
| Current ratio | 0.72
39th
|
0.59
35th
|
1.01
58th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.68
42nd
|
0.59
39th
|
0.92
58th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.51
68th
|
0.16
23rd
|
0.46
65th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 256 days
45th
|
368 days
68th
|
395 days
77th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $5.4B
84th
|
$12.3B
90th
|
$15.7B
94th
|
| Debt / equity | 2.46
70th
|
— | 4.07
91st
|
| Net debt / equity | 2.16
70th
|
— | 3.79
91st
|
| Debt / assets | 61.1%
58th
|
141.4%
97th
|
62.5%
68th
|
| Debt / capital | 71.1%
70th
|
— | 80.3%
91st
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.40
23rd
|
4.17
60th
|
5.59
63rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.10
27th
|
3.94
60th
|
5.21
67th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | — | 5.3x
52nd
|
5.1x
48th
|
| Cash interest coverage | — | 4.1x
33rd
|
3.8x
26th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.3 yrs
21st
|
5.9 yrs
66th
|
8.5 yrs
86th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 75.2%
48th
|
181.9%
94th
|
78.4%
55th
|
| IS credit model rating | A+ | B- | BB+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 125
13th
|
900
71st
|
400
48th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.37
74th
|
1.12
55th
|
0.38
3rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 1.63
35th
|
3.13
84th
|
2.31
65th
|
| Inventory turnover | 216.6
93rd
|
— | 27.4
15th
|
| Receivables turnover | 121.0
94th
|
12.6
13th
|
12.3
10th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 3 days
6th
|
29 days
87th
|
30 days
90th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 2 days
7th
|
— | 13 days
85th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 9 days
10th
|
93 days
100th
|
56 days
94th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | −4 days
39th
|
−64 days
0th
|
−13 days
10th
|
| Capex / revenue | 6.1%
55th
|
4.6%
39th
|
2.8%
13th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 2.01
87th
|
1.71
71st
|
0.88
29th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 9.5%
13th
|
17.1%
50th
|
6.7%
7th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.64
41st
|
0.94
7th
|
1.45
22nd
|
| FCF / net income | 1.11
63rd
|
0.76
30th
|
1.24
78th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 67.4%
66th
|
80.6%
86th
|
85.3%
93rd
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 32.6%
34th
|
19.4%
14th
|
14.7%
7th
|
| Accruals ratio | -10.0%
19th
|
1.7%
94th
|
-2.3%
90th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -16.4%
13th
|
-20.3%
6th
|
-1.2%
84th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
7th
|
0.75
7th
|
1.00
78th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 56
65th
|
62
90th
|
61
84th
|
| IS profitability | 62
90th
|
72
100th
|
68
94th
|
| IS growth | 44
32nd
|
76
90th
|
65
74th
|
| IS value | 29
13th
|
49
71st
|
42
45th
|
| IS momentum | 70
39th
|
81
68th
|
89
77th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
81st
|
50
23rd
|
50
23rd
|
| IS quality | 61
58th
|
66
77th
|
61
52nd
|
| IS balance sheet | 48
68th
|
30
32nd
|
22
13th
|
| IS earnings quality | 79
42nd
|
81
52nd
|
87
90th
|
| IS cash flow | 60
77th
|
57
65th
|
66
87th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 5
19th
|
6
42nd
|
7
55th
|
| Altman Z-score | 6.0
87th
|
2.4
39th
|
1.9
23rd
|
| Beneish M-score | −3.52
3rd
|
−2.53
65th
|
−2.58
58th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.94
26th
|
−1.93
90th
|
−6.66
35th
|
| IS credit score | 76
87th
|
20
6th
|
46
48th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $37.8B
90th
|
$41.1B
94th
|
$26.1B
87th
|
| Revenue | $12.4B
87th
|
$8.7B
81st
|
$9.7B
84th
|
| EBITDA | $2.3B
87th
|
$2.9B
94th
|
$2.8B
90th
|
| Net income | $1.4B
90th
|
$2.2B
97th
|
$1.3B
87th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.6B
87th
|
$1.7B
94th
|
$1.6B
90th
|
| Total assets | $8.9B
84th
|
$8.7B
81st
|
$25.0B
94th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $2.2B
94th
|
−$7.1B
3rd
|
$3.9B
97th
|
| Employees | 130,301
90th
|
49,000
65th
|
53,500
68th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −2.3% | −0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1 week | −5.4% | +3.9% | +5.4% |
| 1 month | −10.8% | +10.9% | +3.0% |
| 3 months | −9.8% | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| 6 months | −16.6% | −7.5% | −4.5% |
| Year to date | −20.3% | +0.5% | +10.3% |
| 1 year | −28.5% | +4.6% | +7.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −18.1% | +32.8% | +24.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −17.8% | +32.2% | +38.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | CMG | YUM | QSR |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 34.2 | 65.5 | 61.0 |
| From 52-week high | −30.1% | −11.5% | −8.7% |
| From 52-week low | +6.6% | +12.1% | +15.9% |
| Beta | 0.96 | 0.55 | 0.54 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17