CMG vs YUMC

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

Chipotle Mexican Grill is the larger company at $42B against $14B. On trailing earnings YUMC is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 15.7 against 29.0, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year YUMC returned -0.7% against -21% for CMG. The RyuScore puts CMG ahead, 78 against 77 out of 100.

Chipotle Mexican Grill and Yum China Holdings, Inc. compared on valuation, return and the RyuScore
FigureCMGYUMC
Last close$31.58$42.92
Market cap$42B$14B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better29.015.7
1-year return-21%-0.7%
5-year return-15%-25%
RyuScoresector-relative, 1–1078/10077/100

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, 100% of the disclosed total.

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

Revenue of $3.1B in Q2 2026, net income $244M. Its largest reported line is Food And Non Food Revenues From Sales, 93% of the disclosed total.

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