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CMG vs LOCO
Side-by-side comparison of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) and El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (LOCO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both CMG and LOCO operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- CMG is the larger of the two at $44.18B, about 87.4x LOCO ($505.3M).
- LOCO has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for CMG).
- CMG has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 5 for LOCO).
- Company
- Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
- El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $44.18B
- $505.3M
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Restaurants
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 2006
- 2014
- News (4w)
- 4
- 6
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 5
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.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. As of March 11, 2021, the company operated approximately 475 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses one restaurant in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.
Latest CMG
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
- CHIPOTLE PUTS A NEW TWIST ON SOCCER'S HYDRATION BREAK WITH $1 MILLION IN FREE BURRITOS
- CHIPOTLE ENTERS MEXICO WITH FIRST RESTAURANT IN NUEVO LEÓN
- Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events
- Director Winston Mary A was granted 6,880 units of common stock, increasing direct ownership by 22% to 37,682 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Weinstein Joshua Ian was granted 6,880 units of common stock, increasing direct ownership by 202% to 10,287 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Maw Scott Harlan was granted 6,880 shares, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 49,452 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Hickenlooper Robin S was granted 6,880 shares, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 50,292 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Gutierrez Mauricio was granted 6,880 shares, increasing direct ownership by 19% to 42,432 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Fuentes Laura was granted 6,880 units of common stock, increasing direct ownership by 60% to 18,282 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest LOCO
- El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, August 6, 2026
- El Pollo Loco® Celebrates Loco Days with More than $20,000 in Prizes
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D/A filed by El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- El Pollo Loco® Marks Development Milestone as it Enters 10th State
- SEC Form 144 filed by El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
- El Pollo Loco® Introduces its Loaded Quesadillas and Chatacoffee™
- THE WAIT IS OVER: EL POLLO LOCO® BRINGS BACK BBQ BLACK BEANS
- CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Fils Ira covered exercise/tax liability with 2,144 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 122,813 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Williams Elizabeth Goodman covered exercise/tax liability with 10,523 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 248,091 units (SEC Form 4)
- El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits