Chipotle jumps as sales forecast raise overshadows cyclosporiasis outbreak concerns

Chipotle Mexican Grill

30/07/2026 15:10

Updates
  ** Shares of burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG.N rise as much as 14.2% to $39.09, highest since February 2026
** If gains hold, stock on track for best day since July 2022
** Co raised its annual sales forecast on Wednesday but said Q3 could be its toughest after a late-July cyclosporiasis outbreak hurt consumer confidence
** Co expects fiscal 2026 comparable restaurant sales growth in the low-single digits percentage, up from its previous forecast of roughly flat growth
     ** Co posts an adjusted profit of 33 cents per share, ahead of analysts' estimate of 32 cents
** Jefferies says trends improved through the quarter before easing recently on Cyclospora concerns, but Chipotle remains on track to achieve its raised low single-digit same-store sales growth target
** 27 of 37 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 10 "hold"; their median PT is $44 - LSEG-compiled data
** Up to last day's close, stock down ~7.5% YTD

 (Reporting by Kanishka Ajmera and Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
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