CMG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #7 of 18 in industry

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $15.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $17,446 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
CA
Filing date
2026-04-28
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#7/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
886:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$15.5M
Median worker
$17,446

Answer first

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $15.5M ranks #286 of 1,423 complete filings; its 886:1 pay ratio ranks #51. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $17,446. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 7 of 18, 67th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#286
$15.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#51
886:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
67th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc ranks nationally

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$15,457,156 Top 20% higher than 80% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($15.5M) against pay ratio (886:1) for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7189247.810696255.314203262.817710270.221217277.7377.8:1637.4:1897:11156.6:11416.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, CEO total pay: 15457156 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 886:1Chipotle Mexican Grill IncPapa Johns International Inc, CEO total pay: 8442953 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 849:1Papa Johns International IncMcdonalds Corp, CEO total pay: 20579640 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1082:1Mcdonalds CorpYum Brands Inc, CEO total pay: 17908782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1167:1Yum Brands IncTexas Roadhouse, Inc., CEO total pay: 10816148 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 527:1Texas Roadhouse, Inc.Restaurant Brands International Inc., CEO total pay: 15159780 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1369:1Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
886:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-262:1
from FY2024 1,148:1
CEO $ YoY
-19%
$15.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $17.9M - $15,811 1,131:1 -
2022 $17.2M -3.9% $16,010 1,073:1 -58:1
2023 $22.5M +31% $16,595 1,354:1 +281:1
2024 $19.1M -15% $16,666 1,148:1 -206:1
2025 $15.5M -19% $17,446 886:1 -262:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1058090, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
886:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$15.5M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Above
#7 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's 886:1 ratio ranks #51 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 886× the median employee ($17,446) in FY2025.

At $17,446 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 886 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$15.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

886:1

Outlier, top decile

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc in the higher-ratio third

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's 886:1 ratio ranks #51 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's $15.5M CEO total is above the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #286 and ratio rank #51 split - treat 886:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$15.5M
Median Employee Pay
$17,446
Pay Ratio
886:1
Filing Date
2026-04-28

Company Info

Ticker
CMG
CIK
1058090
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5812
State
CA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1058090, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's 886:1 ratio ranks #51 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.4M (Δ $22K lighter vs Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $43K heavier vs Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $44K heavier vs Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Quest Diagnostics Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $64K heavier vs Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Papa Johns International Inc (SIC 58 pole)

Papa Johns International Inc stamps EXTREME · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #286/#51

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's FY2025 package sits #286 by CEO dollars and #51 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc's EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CIK 1058090), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.