Chipotle Stock Craters After Tepid Q3 Earnings – What’s Next for CMG?
Disappointing Q3 & Guidance Trim Drag Shares Chipotle’s official earnings release confirmed a mixed quarter. Revenue rose to $3.0 billion (+7.5% YoY) but narrowly missed expectations (~$3.03 billion), as comp sales growth (0.3%) failed to offset weaker traffic ts2.tech ir.chipotle.com. EPS came in at $0.29 (GAAP and adjusted), beating last year’s $0.28 ir.chipotle.com but just matching analysts’ consensus marketbeat.com. The report noted softer transactions – partly self-inflicted and largely driven by budget-conscious consumers – among households earning <$100k (40% of Chipotle’s sales) and 25–35-year-olds. CEO Scott Boatwright acknowledged “a massive pullback of our core audience,” saying “we’re not losing [those customers] to