Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended:	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
Net income	330,932)	382,103)	436,127)	386,599)	331,764)	387,388)	455,671)	359,287)	282,086)	313,217)	341,790)	291,644)	223,727)	257,138)	259,942)	158,294)	133,475)	204,434)	187,974)	127,101)
Depreciation and amortization	92,702)	90,524)	90,945)	87,211)	83,876)	84,349)	83,562)	83,243)	85,492)	78,546)	78,771)	76,585)	74,012)	71,416)	69,733)	71,665)	66,262)	63,191)	62,082)	63,122)
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	(14,802)	104,175)	(2,561)	(7,329)	(33,338)	(3,773)	(936)	(4,890)	(21,970)	4,638)	8,313)	(486)	(34,628)	6,970)	(1,513)	(14,024)	(11,333)	14,860)	(2,402)	(13,482)
Impairment, closure costs, and asset disposals	8,305)	7,215)	5,038)	6,018)	443)	14,222)	5,708)	4,209)	6,489)	6,363)	16,021)	8,152)	5,611)	6,276)	4,586)	4,265)	4,603)	4,248)	3,298)	4,937)
Provision for credit losses	969)	(379)	47)	(1,294)	504)	(134)	257)	(412)	1,005)	253)	(188)	500)	209)	(93)	42)	(918)	(240)	953)	55)	(275)
Stock-based compensation expense	25,577)	18,816)	37,549)	37,601)	45,827)	4,660)	45,240)	36,003)	37,459)	35,801)	30,672)	20,084)	20,659)	25,150)	28,631)	23,590)	37,651)	36,061)	47,290)	55,390)
Other	(22,232)	(51)	6,708)	914)	(5,931)	(2,052)	3,676)	835)	4,192)	(8,035)	(6,427)	(2,810)	(3,157)	(1,136)	(10,911)	(998)	(7,133)	67)	287)	2,180)
Accounts receivable	(61,365)	10,036)	(3,293)	43,239)	(51,343)	3,738)	(7,815)	26,146)	(44,882)	(10,361)	4,368)	39,659)	(36,917)	10,538)	1,959)	10,394)	(23,569)	(15,404)	5,111)	32,175)
Inventory	(3,118)	(6,085)	958)	7,535)	743)	(14,303)	2,432)	1,331)	859)	(4,195)	(1,399)	1,086)	(1,955)	(4,376)	350)	2,970)	(4,396)	(3,305)	(839)	2,148)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(23,586)	(5,850)	6,142)	(9,748)	(12,700)	1,596)	4,057)	16,291)	(15,717)	(2,129)	(6,796)	(14,569)	(11,491)	(4,117)	(4,972)	5,920)	(7,483)	(1,157)	(9,430)	(8,756)
Operating lease assets	97,066)	84,662)	78,417)	72,540)	74,415)	75,291)	71,084)	64,797)	69,185)	63,693)	62,228)	59,135)	62,809)	58,959)	57,380)	55,125)	72,209)	46,143)	56,216)	49,269)
Other assets	(668)	(4,125)	(423)	61)	300)	(19,759)	208)	1,561)	11,143)	(10,394)	178)	3,277)	1,191)	1,477)	(1,882)	(1,132)	2,092)	1,784)	303)	(186)
Accounts payable	(36,753)	16,944)	(848)	13,208)	(13,823)	14,488)	(4,786)	12,588)	427)	15,669)	(8,051)	(2,732)	7,434)	13,746)	(18,674)	15,702)	(7,272)	16,187)	(6,921)	19,446)
Accrued payroll and benefits	56,777)	(44,201)	82,324)	(107,013)	77,631)	(38,336)	80,851)	(85,289)	71,950)	(22,499)	61,025)	(53,428)	42,725)	(32,278)	(11,021)	10,438)	(31,362)	(34,261)	2,880)	18,188)
Accrued liabilities	(20,841)	8,216)	2,309)	(183)	3,796)	6,432)	(8,266)	25,322)	1,306)	1,948)	(17,075)	17,009)	(11,402)	5,731)	8,858)	(31,151)	18,404)	12,695)	(2,233)	(17,869)
Unearned revenue	64,224)	2,041)	5,446)	(31,001)	68,884)	(485)	(2,902)	(19,358)	56,875)	(1,296)	2,759)	(22,653)	51,515)	1,921)	1,542)	(21,604)	37,365)	8,509)	4,119)	(15,606)
Income tax payable/receivable	18,303)	(28,995)	(126,810)	113,377)	14,737)	(10,535)	(116,525)	97,960)	(225,664)	74,250)	60,777)	85,400)	64,332)	(14,238)	(47,199)	43,367)	229,229)	(33,999)	(40,491)	38,640)
Operating lease liabilities	(78,746)	(66,032)	(57,788)	(55,662)	(62,124)	(54,422)	(49,811)	(51,537)	(58,297)	(55,386)	(49,210)	(51,584)	(53,986)	(53,176)	(50,428)	(49,596)	(65,624)	(39,722)	(50,916)	(50,902)
Other long-term liabilities	(6,900)	666)	1,040)	1,002)	3,109)	(1,871)	873)	1,147)	3,521)	389)	4,754)	767)	885)	2,010)	363)	595)	(4,458)	(481)	502)	453)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	4,393)	(32,723)	(12,526)	47,355)	103,625)	(38,166)	(30,600)	90,959)	(129,294)	49,689)	113,558)	61,367)	115,140)	(13,803)	(63,724)	41,028)	215,135)	(43,011)	(41,699)	67,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	94,912)	187,577)	125,200)	170,476)	195,006)	59,106)	106,907)	209,947)	(16,627)	167,255)	240,720)	163,392)	177,846)	94,780)	26,844)	124,608)	304,945)	76,369)	68,911)	178,872)
Net cash provided by operating activities	425,844)	569,680)	561,327)	557,075)	526,770)	446,494)	562,578)	569,234)	265,459)	480,472)	582,510)	455,036)	401,573)	351,918)	286,786)	282,902)	438,420)	280,803)	256,885)	305,973)
Purchases of leasehold improvements, property and equipment	(197,455)	(163,486)	(160,585)	(144,810)	(172,885)	(147,525)	(140,490)	(132,703)	(171,930)	(131,200)	(137,232)	(120,369)	(143,646)	(139,023)	(100,333)	(96,162)	(121,906)	(108,446)	(125,504)	(86,619)
Purchases of investments	(12,503)	(9,219)	(2,500)	(4,000)	(157,827)	(90,412)	(371,636)	(366,798)	(269,150)	(255,325)	(375,837)	(214,819)	(100,603)	(318,571)	(76,415)	(118,827)	(140,451)	(97,979)	(100,443)	(90,477)
Maturities of investments	182,212)	157,302)	165,073)	154,889)	174,567)	173,697)	175,911)	198,462)	289,065)	220,223)	120,926)	99,639)	60,551)	60,457)	60,617)	81,923)	102,307)	81,396)	101,452)	60,593)
Proceeds from sale of equipment	—)	—)	—)	—)	20,113)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,150)	—)	2,885)	—)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(27,746)	(15,403)	1,988)	6,079)	(136,032)	(64,240)	(336,215)	(301,039)	(152,015)	(166,302)	(392,143)	(235,549)	(183,698)	(397,137)	(116,131)	(133,066)	(158,900)	(125,029)	(121,610)	(116,503)
Repurchase of common stock	(741,796)	(686,665)	(443,259)	(553,796)	(338,954)	(490,237)	(145,363)	(27,005)	(155,044)	(215,551)	(95,045)	(126,709)	(200,365)	(107,865)	(258,602)	(263,308)	(165,729)	(97,582)	(145,922)	(57,229)
Tax withholding on stock-based compensation awards	(900)	(15,239)	(417)	(32,902)	(880)	(338)	(357)	(72,654)	(533)	(1,139)	(289)	(67,185)	(6,596)	(469)	(6,094)	(85,811)	(16,378)	(4,632)	(14,050)	(44,810)
Other financing activities	1,100)	1,436)	16)	1,524)	1,099)	1,019)	386)	(415)	297)	431)	104)	11)	292)	2)	(229)	(359)	68)	(134)	(1,987)	(221)
Net cash used in financing activities	(741,596)	(700,468)	(443,660)	(585,174)	(338,735)	(489,556)	(145,334)	(100,074)	(155,280)	(216,259)	(95,230)	(193,883)	(206,669)	(108,332)	(264,925)	(349,478)	(182,039)	(102,348)	(161,959)	(102,260)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(229)	599)	(550)	(236)	(140)	(374)	(369)	(752)	377)	(261)	(25)	290)	163)	(680)	(637)	147)	(251)	(572)	191)	(407)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(343,727)	(145,592)	119,105)	(22,256)	51,863)	(107,676)	80,660)	167,369)	(41,459)	97,650)	95,112)	25,894)	11,369)	(154,231)	(94,907)	(199,495)	97,230)	52,854)	(26,493)	86,803)

The cash flow statements reveal a complex pattern of activity over the observed period. Net cash provided by operating activities demonstrates considerable fluctuation, peaking in late 2021 and again in mid-2023, but generally remaining positive throughout. Investing and financing activities, however, consistently represent cash outflows, with significant variations in magnitude.

Operating Activities: Net income exhibits growth from 2021 through 2023, with a dip in the fourth quarter of 2021 and a subsequent rebound. Depreciation and amortization consistently contributes a substantial positive adjustment to net income. Deferred income tax provisions show volatility, swinging between positive and negative values, with a particularly large negative impact in late 2022 and late 2025. Stock-based compensation consistently adds to operating cash flow, with increases observed over time. Significant adjustments related to changes in operating assets and liabilities are present, notably a large positive adjustment in 2021 and a substantial negative adjustment in late 2023 and late 2025. Overall, operating cash flow is strong, though subject to quarterly variations.
Investing Activities: Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) and investments consistently represent significant cash outflows. Maturities of investments provide a partial offset, particularly in 2021, 2022, and 2023. A notable increase in proceeds from the sale of equipment is observed in late 2024. The net effect is a consistent drain on cash from investing activities, with a particularly large outflow in late 2022 and late 2025, driven by substantial investment purchases.
Financing Activities: Repurchase of common stock is a dominant feature of financing activities, consistently representing a large cash outflow. Tax withholding related to stock-based compensation also contributes to cash outflow. Other financing activities are relatively small and fluctuate in sign. The overall pattern indicates a significant return of capital to shareholders, resulting in substantial net cash used in financing activities throughout the period. The outflow is particularly pronounced in late 2024 and late 2025.
Cash Flow Trends: The period between March 2021 and June 2023 generally shows positive net change in cash, though with considerable quarterly variation. However, from September 2023 onward, the net change in cash becomes increasingly negative, culminating in substantial decreases in late 2025. This shift is primarily attributable to increased cash outflows from both investing and financing activities, coupled with a decline in operating cash flow in the final quarters. The exchange rate changes have a relatively minor impact on overall cash position.

In summary, the company generates substantial cash from operations, but consistently reinvests and returns capital to shareholders, resulting in a fluctuating, but generally positive, cash position until late 2023. The latter part of the observed period demonstrates a trend toward decreasing cash reserves, driven by increased investment and shareholder returns.

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Cash Flow Statement
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