Latest headcount
130,301
YoY change
-0.2%
Headcount CAGR
+12.2%
Revenue / employee
$91.5K
Employee count history for Chipotle Mexican Grill
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 13,000 |
| 2006 | 15,000 |
| 2007 | 18,800 |
| 2008 | 20,400 |
| 2009 | 22,250 |
| 2010 | 26,500 |
| 2011 | 30,940 |
| 2012 | 37,310 |
| 2013 | 45,340 |
| 2014 | 53,090 |
| 2015 | 59,330 |
| 2016 | 64,570 |
| 2017 | 68,890 |
| 2018 | 73,000 |
| 2019 | 83,000 |
| 2020 | 88,000 |
| 2021 | 97,660 |
| 2022 | 104,958 |
| 2023 | 116,068 |
| 2024 | 130,504 |
| 2025 | 130,301 |
Revenue per employee for Chipotle Mexican Grill
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $48.3K |
| 2006 | $54.9K |
| 2007 | $57.8K |
| 2008 | $65.3K |
| 2009 | $68.2K |
| 2010 | $69.3K |
| 2011 | $73.4K |
| 2012 | $73.2K |
| 2013 | $70.9K |
| 2014 | $77.4K |
| 2015 | $75.9K |
| 2016 | $60.5K |
| 2017 | $65K |
| 2018 | $66.6K |
| 2019 | $67.3K |
| 2020 | $68K |
| 2021 | $77.3K |
| 2022 | $82.3K |
| 2023 | $85.1K |
| 2024 | $86.7K |
| 2025 | $91.5K |
Earnings per employee for Chipotle Mexican Grill
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $2.9K |
| 2006 | $2.76K |
| 2007 | $3.75K |
| 2008 | $3.83K |
| 2009 | $5.7K |
| 2010 | $6.75K |
| 2011 | $6.95K |
| 2012 | $7.45K |
| 2013 | $7.22K |
| 2014 | $8.39K |
| 2015 | $8.02K |
| 2016 | $355.24 |
| 2017 | $2.56K |
| 2018 | $2.42K |
| 2019 | $4.22K |
| 2020 | $4.04K |
| 2021 | $6.69K |
| 2022 | $8.57K |
| 2023 | $10.6K |
| 2024 | $11.8K |
| 2025 | $11.8K |
Employee count history for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 2025130,301-0.2%
- 2024130,504+12.4%
- 2023116,068+10.6%
- 2022104,958+7.5%
- 202197,660+11.0%
- 202088,000+6.0%
- 201983,000+13.7%
- 201873,000+6.0%
- 201768,890+6.7%
- 201664,570+8.8%
- 201559,330+11.8%
- 201453,090+17.1%
- 201345,340+21.5%
- 201237,310+20.6%
- 201130,940+16.8%
- 201026,500+19.1%
- 200922,250+9.1%
- 200820,400+8.5%
- 200718,800+25.3%
- 200615,000+15.4%
- 200513,000—
About Chipotle Mexican Grill's employee count
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) employed 130,301 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -203 (-0.2%) from 130,504 a year earlier.
Across the 2005–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 13,000 to 130,301 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +12.2% per year.
Chipotle Mexican Grill generated about $91.5K of revenue and $11.8K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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