Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

CMG · Restaurants · $41.5B market cap

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. had 130,301 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 0.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $11.9B, up 5.4% from a year earlier, or $92K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

130,301

-0.2% YoY

Revenue

$11.9B

+5.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$92K

Peer median $92K

Rank in industry

6 of 11

Restaurants

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
84203322'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 305Staff 202

Hover a year for the numbers.

CMG employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025130,301$11.9B$92K-0.2%+5.4%
Dec 2024130,504$11.3B$87K+12.4%+14.6%
Dec 2023116,068$9.87B$85K+10.6%+14.3%
Dec 2022104,958$8.63B$82K+7.5%+14.4%
Dec 202197,660$7.55B$77K+11.0%+26.1%
Dec 202088,000$5.98B$68K+6.0%+7.1%
Dec 201983,000$5.59B$67K+13.7%+14.8%
Dec 201873,000$4.86B$67K+6.0%+8.7%
Dec 201768,890$4.48B$65K+6.7%+14.7%
Dec 201664,570$3.90B$60K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
88,000'2097,660'21104,958'22116,068'23130,504'24130,301'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$68K'20$77K'21$82K'22$85K'23$87K'24$92K'25

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Restaurants.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
DPZ
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
10,200$4.94B$484KLeaner
MCD
McDonald's Corporation
150,000$26.9B$179KLeaner
QSR
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
53,500$9.43B$176KHiring ahead
YUM
Yum! Brands, Inc.
49,000$8.21B$168KHiring ahead
SBUX
Starbucks Corporation
381,000$37.2B$98KHiring ahead
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
130,301$11.9B$92KLeaner
EAT
Brinker International, Inc.
85,003$5.81B$68KEfficient growth
DRI
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
209,931$13.2B$63KEfficient growth
TXRH
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
101,000$5.88B$58KEfficient growth
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Questions about Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

How many employees does Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. have?
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. reported 130,301 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 4, 2026. That is down 0.2% from a year earlier.
What is Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. brought in $11.9B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $92K per employee. That ranks 6 of 11 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 4, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CMG.