Chipotle
Fast-casual restaurants · United States
Chipotle owns and runs more than 4,000 fast-casual Mexican restaurants, mostly in the U.S., selling burritos, bowls, tacos and salads made from fresh ingredients, with over a third of sales ordered digitally.
What makes it different
More than a third of its food is ordered digitally.
36.7%Digital sales shareFY2025
App and delivery orders, picked up at drive-through Chipotlanes, are a growing share of sales.
How big it is
How big is Chipotle?
$11.9BRevenueFY2025
4,056Restaurants2025
130,301Employees2025
How it makes money FY2025
Burritos and bowls sold in its own restaurants.
- Food and beverage sales100%$11.9B
- Delivery service fees1%$60M
How the business works
Own every restaurant. Open hundreds more.
- 1Every U.S. restaurant
- 2Fresh ingredients on site
- 3300+ restaurants a year
Without franchisees Chipotle keeps the whole restaurant margin, so each new restaurant adds its full sales to revenue.
Who owns it
- The Vanguard Group11.25%
- Capital World Investors7.92%
CEO: Scott Boatwright
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1993First Chipotle opens in Denver
- 2006Initial public offering
- 2006Separation from McDonald's
- 2015Food safety incidents
- 2018Brian Niccol becomes CEO
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Chipotle's own reports.
Full profile
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What Chipotle tracks15 metrics
Restaurants
New restaurants opened
Active Chipotle Rewards members
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from2 regions
United States
Canada, Europe and partners
The full timeline16 moments
2023
2024
2026
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