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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) trades at 28.7 times its past year's earnings, the second-highest price-to-earnings ratio among six large restaurant chains. A price that high makes sense only if Chipotle grows faster or earns more than the chains priced below it. So does Chipotle deliver enough to be worth more than its rivals.
McDonald's (MCD) has a pricing problem in the United States, its second-largest business. Its value menu of 10 items for under $3 each has not delivered what management expected. The shares lost 19.3% over the past year (as of September 23, 2026), while the S&P 500 returned 13%. The fix is not settled, because it depends on franchisees charging the prices McDonald's recommends.
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New restaurants give McDonald's (MCD) more growth than its weak U.S. results suggest. Value meals and slow visits are part of the story, but not all of it. McDonald's shares fell 4.8% on September 23, the day the company laid out a new plan at its Investor Day. The price appears to reflect the U.S. troubles and the plan's cost. So how much are the new restaurants actually adding.
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