Chipotle Mexican Grill number of employees

Chipotle Mexican Grill reported 130,301 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 203 (0.2%) on the year before. That compares with 97,660 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $91,523.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	130,301	−203 (0.2%)	$91,523	10-K, filed February 4, 2026
December 31, 2024	130,504	+14,436 (12.4%)	$86,694	10-K, filed February 5, 2025
December 31, 2023	116,068	+11,110 (10.6%)	$85,051	10-K, filed February 8, 2024
December 31, 2022	104,958	+7,298 (7.5%)	$82,268	10-K, filed February 9, 2023
December 31, 2021	97,660	—	$77,279	10-K, filed February 11, 2022

What the annual reports say

As of December 31, 2025, Chipotle employed 130,301 people worldwide and 1,233 contract workers. 2025 annual report
As of December 31, 2024, Chipotle employed 130,504 people worldwide and 1,328 contract workers. 2024 annual report
As of December 3 1, 2023, Chipotle employed 116,068 people worldwide and 1,088 contract workers. 2023 annual report
Human Capital As of December 31, 2022, Chipotle employed 104,958 people worldwide, of which 103,345 individuals are employed in the U.S. and 1,613 are employed in Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. 2022 annual report
Human Capital As of December 31, 2021, Chipotle employed 97,660 people worldwide. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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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.