Equity Research & Valuation

Chipotle Valuation

A financial analysis project applying financial statement analysis, profitability decomposition, ratio analysis, and valuation methods to Chipotle Mexican Grill.

This academic project is presented for educational and portfolio purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.

Project scope

Model sections

01

DuPont Analysis

Breaks return on equity into profitability, efficiency, and financial leverage components.

02

Ratio Analysis

Reviews liquidity, profitability, operating efficiency, leverage, and market-related measures across the model’s periods.

03

Valuation

Presents the workbook’s valuation assumptions, calculations, and estimated outputs.

Interactive workbook

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Average of Valuations

$43.11

Displayed workbook output

Average excluding P/B

$56.25

Displayed workbook output

Current Share Price

$31.63

Displayed workbook output

Source range A1:L35

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DuPont Analysis, workbook range A1:L35
Purpose: To break down each company’s ROE into Net Margin, Asset Turnover, and Equity Multiplier to understand what is driving performance over time.
CMGYearNet MarginAsset TurnoverEquity MultiplierROE
202413.56%1.0762842.87527352341.96%Revenuex14
202312.45%1.0727673.00522534340.13%Net Incomex46
202210.41%1.0806883.37415540537.97%Total Assetsx104
20218.65%0.9873233.32781889428.43%Total Equityx137
20205.95%0.8690973.40891089117.61%
SHAKYearNet MarginAsset TurnoverEquity MultiplierROE
20240.82%0.7360500653.4477309562.07%Revenuex228
20231.86%0.6753586293.4305496384.32%Net Incomex268
2022-2.36%0.5941475323.46978022-4.86%Total Assetsx327
2021-1.17%0.506496443.353535354-1.99%Total Equityx362
2020-8.06%0.4552633872.643268124-9.70%
WINGYearNet MarginAsset TurnoverEquity MultiplierROE
202417.37%0.843693967-1.097912966-16.09%Revenuex460
202315.25%1.169267524-0.860209882-15.34%Net Incomex495
202214.81%0.813118333-1.124814531-13.55%Total Assetsx554
202115.10%1.080760549-0.844555735-13.78%Total Equityx587
20209.37%1.13229271-0.643832406-6.83%
YUMYearNet MarginAsset TurnoverEquity MultiplierROE
202419.68%1.122194143-0.87957636-19.43%Revenuex685
202322.57%1.135612261-0.79294986-20.32%Net Incomex727
202219.37%1.170372905-0.658630014-14.93%Total Assetsx790
202123.92%1.103586993-0.712528365-18.81%Total Equityx824
202015.99%0.96582365-0.741604359-11.46%
Concluding Statement: CMG shows the strongest and most consistent ROE drivers. SHAK’s weaker margins limit its ROE, while WING and YUM have negative equity that makes ROE less meaningful.
Overall, CMG demonstrates the healthiest financial performance.

Supporting document

Valuation report

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