Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. current ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
Current Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 1,645,769) | 1,620,713) | 1,669,343) | 1,556,419) | 1,261,442) | 1,175,837) | 1,077,432) | 1,046,299) | 1,096,493) | 1,381,564) | 1,518,606) | 1,447,810) | 1,456,851) | 1,420,237) | 1,211,280) | 1,150,343) | 1,075,501) | 1,072,204) | 954,756) | 832,402) | 837,746) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | 822,199) | 801,717) | 723,178) | 665,795) | 666,593) | 634,019) | 548,268) | 581,667) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.44 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | 1.66 | 1.78 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.48 | 1.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | — | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.86 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.72 | 2.10 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 3.17 | 2.93 | 2.24 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.58 | 1.27 | |||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 1.45 | 1.22 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.22 | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | — | 1.16 | 1.71 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.78 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 1.90 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 1.21 | 1.47 | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 1.31 | 0.94 | 1.41 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,645,769 ÷ 997,353 = 1.65
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. current ratio improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 and from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024. |
Quick Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 727,394) | 560,609) | 602,307) | 504,866) | 409,727) | 384,000) | 366,623) | 520,933) | 615,863) | 815,374) | 721,109) | 668,269) | 694,776) | 607,987) | 662,401) | 605,622) | 500,315) | 480,626) | 386,565) | 299,913) | 277,661) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 89,836) | 115,535) | 71,122) | 60,985) | 65,869) | 106,880) | 71,276) | 83,636) | 89,295) | 99,599) | 76,099) | 75,697) | 68,449) | 104,500) | 69,366) | 68,006) | 63,461) | 80,545) | 49,489) | 49,362) | 49,725) | |||||||
| Current investments | 692,474) | 734,838) | 851,699) | 851,142) | 652,858) | 515,136) | 417,278) | 240,684) | 240,379) | 260,945) | 301,534) | 322,460) | 363,585) | 343,616) | 342,819) | 301,041) | 380,978) | 400,156) | 428,796) | 417,867) | 457,363) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 1,509,704) | 1,410,982) | 1,525,128) | 1,416,993) | 1,128,454) | 1,006,016) | 855,177) | 845,253) | 945,537) | 1,175,918) | 1,098,742) | 1,066,426) | 1,126,810) | 1,056,103) | 1,074,586) | 974,669) | 944,754) | 961,327) | 864,850) | 767,142) | 784,749) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | 822,199) | 801,717) | 723,178) | 665,795) | 666,593) | 634,019) | 548,268) | 581,667) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.51 | 1.37 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.35 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.45 | 1.52 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 1.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | — | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 2.00 | 2.28 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 3.24 | 3.04 | 2.81 | 1.70 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.14 | 0.69 | |||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 1.08 | 1.36 | 1.13 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.11 | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | — | 1.03 | 1.43 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.64 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.84 | 1.77 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.98 | 1.27 | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.95 | 0.54 | 1.05 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,509,704 ÷ 997,353 = 1.51
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |
Cash Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 727,394) | 560,609) | 602,307) | 504,866) | 409,727) | 384,000) | 366,623) | 520,933) | 615,863) | 815,374) | 721,109) | 668,269) | 694,776) | 607,987) | 662,401) | 605,622) | 500,315) | 480,626) | 386,565) | 299,913) | 277,661) | |||||||
| Current investments | 692,474) | 734,838) | 851,699) | 851,142) | 652,858) | 515,136) | 417,278) | 240,684) | 240,379) | 260,945) | 301,534) | 322,460) | 363,585) | 343,616) | 342,819) | 301,041) | 380,978) | 400,156) | 428,796) | 417,867) | 457,363) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 1,419,868) | 1,295,447) | 1,454,006) | 1,356,008) | 1,062,585) | 899,136) | 783,901) | 761,617) | 856,242) | 1,076,319) | 1,022,643) | 990,729) | 1,058,361) | 951,603) | 1,005,220) | 906,663) | 881,293) | 880,782) | 815,361) | 717,780) | 735,024) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | 822,199) | 801,717) | 723,178) | 665,795) | 666,593) | 634,019) | 548,268) | 581,667) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 1.42 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.19 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.03 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.26 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airbnb Inc. | — | 1.01 | 1.12 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.31 | 1.21 | 0.78 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Booking Holdings Inc. | — | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.46 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.41 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 1.67 | 1.88 | 3.08 | 2.82 | 2.66 | 1.54 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 0.42 | |||||||
| Carnival Corp. & plc | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 1.34 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 0.58 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.07 | |||||||
| McDonald’s Corp. | — | 0.67 | 0.87 | 0.44 | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 1.35 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.68 | |||||||
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.92 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,419,868 ÷ 997,353 = 1.42
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 exceeding Q3 2023 level. |