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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Accounts payable 247,287 212,813 260,190 216,347 217,406 210,695 221,301 203,480 196,866 197,646 207,541 162,041 182,606 184,566 167,842 158,581 168,905 163,161 171,712 140,251 147,417
Accrued payroll and benefits 192,520 250,126 193,156 236,947 154,429 261,913 184,367 223,410 142,425 227,537 155,015 177,475 116,465 170,456 128,495 161,052 172,454 162,405 190,912 225,104 221,677
Accrued liabilities 231,312 182,448 196,961 185,090 185,307 179,747 181,354 169,631 171,612 147,688 151,148 141,291 160,436 147,539 156,455 148,614 136,655 173,052 153,233 143,469 145,627
Unearned revenue 207,417 240,375 206,730 206,635 203,744 238,577 180,288 182,331 187,317 209,680 156,320 158,959 157,898 183,071 133,118 132,446 132,421 156,351 120,423 113,016 110,197
Current operating lease liabilities 310,151 302,380 293,027 287,252 284,505 277,836 270,574 264,304 254,144 248,074 244,994 244,061 239,029 236,248 231,947 230,930 223,303 218,713 214,684 213,646 209,086
Income tax payable 48,666 46,147 44,989 172,689 98,423 37,658
Current liabilities 1,237,353 1,188,142 1,150,064 1,132,271 1,091,538 1,168,768 1,037,884 1,043,156 997,353 1,030,625 1,087,707 982,250 894,092 921,880 817,857 831,623 833,738 873,682 850,964 835,486 834,004
Long-term operating lease liabilities 4,935,729 4,773,434 4,687,090 4,493,334 4,348,574 4,262,782 4,212,868 4,014,454 3,903,353 3,803,551 3,773,087 3,643,931 3,532,566 3,495,162 3,497,221 3,393,423 3,331,319 3,301,601 3,274,875 3,134,555 3,040,176
Deferred income tax liabilities 143,559 125,674 140,480 36,297 38,879 46,208 79,519 83,298 84,229 89,109 111,089 106,440 98,137 98,623 133,255 126,239 127,729 141,765 148,395 133,510 135,929
Other liabilities 78,943 76,674 82,376 78,697 74,231 71,070 67,501 67,107 64,985 58,870 53,296 52,928 46,892 43,816 41,723 39,852 40,511 38,536 42,425 42,745 41,419
Long-term liabilities 5,158,231 4,975,782 4,909,946 4,608,328 4,461,684 4,380,060 4,359,888 4,164,859 4,052,567 3,951,530 3,937,472 3,803,299 3,677,595 3,637,601 3,672,199 3,559,514 3,499,559 3,481,902 3,465,695 3,310,810 3,217,524
Total liabilities 6,395,584 6,163,924 6,060,010 5,740,599 5,553,222 5,548,828 5,397,772 5,208,015 5,049,920 4,982,155 5,025,179 4,785,549 4,571,687 4,559,481 4,490,056 4,391,137 4,333,297 4,355,584 4,316,659 4,146,296 4,051,528
Common stock, $0.01 par value 12,871 13,044 13,257 13,414 13,498 13,586 13,635 13,713 376 375 375 375 374 373 373 373 373 371 371 370 369
Additional paid-in capital 2,235,107 2,204,944 2,177,774 2,157,080 2,117,803 2,078,010 2,030,178 2,023,802 1,994,950 1,956,160 1,917,868 1,880,933 1,849,683 1,829,304 1,807,938 1,782,303 1,753,328 1,729,312 1,690,806 1,654,195 1,606,501
Treasury stock, at cost (5,042,319) (4,944,656) (4,798,748) (4,569,152) (4,480,833) (4,282,014) (4,076,555) (3,969,221) (3,702,023) (3,356,102) (3,170,798) (3,067,458) (2,908,111)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (8,013) (7,289) (7,927) (7,341) (9,847) (10,282) (7,440) (8,514) (7,950) (6,657) (8,080) (6,952) (7,431) (7,888) (8,896) (6,639) (5,159) (5,354) (5,143) (4,187) (4,492)
Retained earnings 167,670 619,908 1,038,734 1,365,042 1,369,418 1,574,232 1,577,525 1,682,819 6,416,272 6,056,985 5,774,899 5,461,682 5,119,892 4,828,248 4,604,521 4,347,383 4,087,441 3,929,147 3,795,672 3,591,238 3,403,264
Shareholders’ equity 2,407,635 2,830,607 3,221,838 3,528,195 3,490,872 3,655,546 3,613,898 3,711,820 3,361,329 3,062,207 2,886,314 2,766,886 2,481,685 2,368,023 2,327,381 2,154,199 2,133,960 2,297,374 2,310,908 2,174,158 2,097,531
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 8,803,219 8,994,531 9,281,848 9,268,794 9,044,094 9,204,374 9,011,670 8,919,835 8,411,249 8,044,362 7,911,493 7,552,435 7,053,372 6,927,504 6,817,437 6,545,336 6,467,257 6,652,958 6,627,567 6,320,454 6,149,059

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity grew from 6.15 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 8.80 billion US dollars by March 2026, indicating a significant expansion of the balance sheet over the five-year period. This growth is primarily driven by a steady increase in long-term obligations, specifically related to operating leases.

Liability Trends
Total liabilities exhibited a consistent upward trajectory, rising from 4.05 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 6.40 billion US dollars in March 2026. This increase is dominated by long-term operating lease liabilities, which grew from 3.04 billion US dollars to 4.94 billion US dollars, suggesting an aggressive expansion of the physical store footprint.
Current liabilities increased from 834 million US dollars in March 2021 to 1.24 billion US dollars in March 2026. Key drivers within this category include accounts payable and unearned revenue, both of which showed general growth, and current operating lease liabilities, which rose linearly from 209 million US dollars to 310 million US dollars.
Accrued payroll and benefits demonstrated significant quarterly volatility, peaking at 262 million US dollars in December 2024 before adjusting to 192 million US dollars by March 2026.
Stockholders' Equity and Capital Structure
Shareholders' equity experienced a period of growth from March 2021, peaking at approximately 3.71 billion US dollars in June 2024, before entering a downward trend to 2.41 billion US dollars by March 2026.
A major structural shift occurred in June 2024. Retained earnings, which had climbed steadily from 3.40 billion US dollars in March 2021 to a peak of 6.42 billion US dollars in March 2024, dropped sharply to 1.68 billion US dollars in June 2024. This coincided with the removal of treasury stock from the balance sheet and a corresponding increase in common stock from 376 thousand US dollars to 13.71 million US dollars.
Following this restructuring, retained earnings continued to decline, reaching 167 million US dollars by March 2026, which contributed to the overall reduction in total shareholders' equity during the final two years of the period.

The overall financial profile reveals a shift toward higher leverage, as the growth in total liabilities outpaced the growth in shareholders' equity. The balance sheet is heavily characterized by lease-related obligations, which constitute the largest single component of the company's total liabilities.

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