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FoundationsConcept 10 of 15

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PROFITBALANCE$$$CASH$

Reading the numbers · 14 min

Profit, cash, and what you own

One report tells you if you made money. Two more tell you what you own, what you owe, and where the cash went. Here's how the three fit together.

Ticket 01 · The guess

Where did Chipotle's cash go?

Chipotle Mexican Grill runs thousands of fast-casual Mexican restaurants in the US. In 2025 it made $1.5Bsec.gov ·2025 of profit. It started the year with $748.5Msec.gov ·2025 of cash. How much cash do you think it had at the end of the year?

$1.2B
$0$2.5B
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  • Chipotle Mexican Grill annual report (Form 10-K), fiscal 2025 · Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2025

Every number

  • $1.5Bsec.gov ·2025 · Net income. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $748.5Msec.gov ·2025 · Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2024, where 2025 started. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $350.5Msec.gov ·2025 · Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2025. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $2.1Bsec.gov ·2025 · Net cash provided by operating activities. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $666.3Msec.gov ·2025 · Purchases of leasehold improvements, property and equipment: new restaurants and equipment. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $2.4Bsec.gov ·2025 · Cash paid to repurchase its own common stock in 2025. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $659.5Msec.gov ·2025 · Maturities of investments: investments that turned back into cash in 2025. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
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FoundationsConcept 10 of 15

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PROFITBALANCE$$$CASH$

Reading the numbers · 14 min

Profit, cash, and what you own

One report tells you if you made money. Two more tell you what you own, what you owe, and where the cash went. Here's how the three fit together.

Ticket 01 · The guess

Where did Chipotle's cash go?

Chipotle Mexican Grill runs thousands of fast-casual Mexican restaurants in the US. In 2025 it made $1.5Bsec.gov ·2025 of profit. It started the year with $748.5Msec.gov ·2025 of cash. How much cash do you think it had at the end of the year?

$1.2B
$0$2.5B
Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

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We'll also send this page, the lesson, ticket 1, so we can find it. Nothing else. Privacy

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Sources and every number (1)

Sources

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill annual report (Form 10-K), fiscal 2025 · Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2025

Every number

  • $1.5Bsec.gov ·2025 · Net income. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $748.5Msec.gov ·2025 · Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2024, where 2025 started. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $350.5Msec.gov ·2025 · Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2025. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $2.1Bsec.gov ·2025 · Net cash provided by operating activities. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $666.3Msec.gov ·2025 · Purchases of leasehold improvements, property and equipment: new restaurants and equipment. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $2.4Bsec.gov ·2025 · Cash paid to repurchase its own common stock in 2025. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  • $659.5Msec.gov ·2025 · Maturities of investments: investments that turned back into cash in 2025. Chipotle's fiscal 2025 annual report.
  1. Lessons›
  2. Foundations
  • ·Before this: Too much or too little?
  • ·Next: Whose money starts a business?