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CMG vs NDLS

Side-by-side comparison of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) and Noodles & Company (NDLS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CMG and NDLS operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CMG is the larger of the two at $37.64B, about 519.3x NDLS ($72.5M).
  • Over the past year, CMG is down 42.7% and NDLS is up 98.2% - NDLS leads by 140.9 points.
  • NDLS has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 8 for CMG).
  • CMG has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 11 for NDLS).
PerformanceCMG-42.73%NDLS+98.21%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricCMGNDLS
Company
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
Noodles & Company
Price
$29.28-0.07%
$12.88+3.54%
Market cap
$37.64B
$72.5M
1M return
-11.99%
+8.01%
1Y return
-42.73%
+98.21%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2006
2013
News (4w)
8
11
Recent ratings
25
11
CMG

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. As of December 31, 2020, it owned and operated 2,724 Chipotle restaurants in the United States, 40 international Chipotle restaurants, and 4 non-Chipotle restaurants. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

NDLS

Noodles & Company

Noodles & Company develops and operates fast-casual restaurants. It offers cooked-to-order dishes, including noodles and pasta, soups, salads, and appetizers. As of December 29, 2020, the company operated 378 company-owned and 76 franchised restaurants in 29 states, and the District of Columbia. Noodles & Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.

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