Chipotle Q3 Revenue Rises 9.6% to $3.29B: Comparable Sales Up 2.1%, Net Income $339.9M
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) on October 28 reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026: total revenue rose 9.6% to $3.293 billion, with comparable restaurant sales up 2.1%.
Net income was $339.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share ($0.28 adjusted). Restaurant-level operating margin was 24.4%, down about 100 basis points from a year earlier.
The company opened 84 new company-owned restaurants during the quarter, 67 of them with a Chipotlane drive-through pickup lane. Chipotle added about $498.7 million to its share repurchase authorization, bringing the remaining authorization to about $845.4 million.
CEO Scott Boatwright said the company will keep leaning on its value positioning to draw guests and defend share amid traffic pressure.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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