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Who got your $5 burrito?

Follow $5 of your burrito through Chipotle's own annual report. Chipotle runs every one of its U.S. restaurants itself, so its receipt is close to the real split.

Who got your $5 burrito?

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64¢

Chipotle keeps this much of every $5.10-K FY2025 · Consolidated statements of income

$1.48

The food, the bowl and the bag.10-K FY2025 · Consolidated statements of income

$1.25

The crew.10-K FY2025 · Consolidated statements of income

Your $5, line by line
Check our work
NumberHow we got itSource
$1.48The food, the bowl and the bag: food, beverage and packaging $3,527.0M ÷ $11,925.6M × $510-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income
$1.25The crew: labor $2,991.7M ÷ $11,925.6M × $5 = $1.25410-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income
26¢The rent: occupancy $624.9M ÷ $11,925.6M × $510-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income
74¢Ads, delivery, card fees, power, upkeep: other operating costs $1,755.8M ÷ $11,925.6M × $510-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income, note 1
27¢The head office: general and administrative $652.0M ÷ $11,925.6M × $510-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income
18¢Wear and tear, new restaurants, closures: depreciation $361.4M + pre-opening $49.5M + impairment and closures $27.5M = $438.4M ÷ $11,925.6M × $510-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income
17¢Tax, less interest it earned: income tax $473.8M less interest and other income $73.7M = $400.0M ÷ $11,925.6M × $510-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income
64¢Chipotle keeps: net income $1,535.8M ÷ $11,925.6M × $510-K FY2025 · consolidated statements of income
What the numbers are. Of every $5 Chipotle takes in. Fiscal 2025 10-K, company-wide average (our arithmetic). Each line is rounded to the cent, so they add to $4.99.
The filing behind the story
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 (filed 4 Feb 2026)
  • Consolidated statements of income
  • Consolidated statements of income, Note 1
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The last word

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Don't trust the headline, or the hot take, or even us. Every number in this story is in Chipotle's own annual report. Open it and check.

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