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CMG vs DRI // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE) VS. Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CMG 8
— DRI 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: DRI
LAST: $31.89 (+1.95%) • MKT CAP: $39.58B
valuation
16.7x
LAST: $220.17 (-0.14%) • MKT CAP: $24.95B
valuation
13.3x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CMG VS. DRI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CMG | DRI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 20.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 30.20% | 19.50% | +10.70 | CMG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 16.7x | 13.3x | +3.40 | DRI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.66% | 2.57% | +1.09 | CMG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.20% | 12.00% | +4.20 | CMG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.90% | 9.10% | +3.80 | CMG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.40% | 9.40% | -4.00 | DRI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.78% | -2.78 | DRI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.02 | 2.63 | +3.39 | CMG | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 6/9 | +3.00 | CMG | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.1 | 62.6 | -9.50 | DRI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 0.93 | +0.06 | CMG | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.0x | 19.3x | +4.70 | DRI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $39.58B | $24.95B | $14.64B | CMG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CMG REV | DRI REV | CMG GROSS % | DRI GROSS % | CMG FCF | DRI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.93B | $13.21B | — | 20.3% | $1.45B | — |
| FY 2024 | $11.31B | $12.08B | — | 20.5% | $1.51B | — |
| FY 2023 | $9.87B | $11.39B | — | — | $1.34B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CMG // BETA 0.99
DRI // BETA 0.93