CMG vs YUMC

Chipotle Mexican Grill and Yum China Holdings, Inc., both Consumer Cyclical

Chipotle Mexican Grill is the larger company at $42B against $15B. On trailing earnings YUMC is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 18.1 against 34.3, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year YUMC returned +4.2% against -13% for CMG. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts YUMC ahead, 9/10 against 5/10.

Chipotle Mexican Grill and Yum China Holdings, Inc.compared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCMGYUMC
Last close$37.35$47.18
Market cap$42B$15B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better34.318.1
1-year return-13%+4.2%
5-year return+0.2%-19%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–105/109/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Revenue of $3.3B in Q2 2026, net income $404M. Its largest reported line is Food And Beverage, 99% of the disclosed total.

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

Revenue of $3.3B in Q1 2026, net income $309M. Its largest reported line is Food And Non Food Revenues From Sales, 93% of the disclosed total.

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