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Chipotle Mexican Grill cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Chipotle Mexican Grill's operations generated $2.11bn of cash; it spent $666m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.45bn. It returned $2.43bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations3554686227226641,2821,3231,7832,1052,1142,348
Depreciation and amortisation146163202213239255287319335361390
Stock-based pay646569918317698124132120113
Capital spending259217287334373442479561594666838
Free cash flow962513343882908408441,2231,5111,4481,510
Free cash flow after stock pay321862652962086637461,0991,3801,3281,397
Share buybacks837285161191544668305921,0022,4262,207

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Chipotle Mexican Grill's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Chipotle Mexican Grill.