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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG)

Overview · Option chain · Volatility · Expected-move history · Earnings

Price (delayed) 29.64 -0.82%
Expected moveThe size of the up-or-down move the options market is pricing for a stock by a given date, read from option prices (the at-the-money straddle). It is a market-implied estimate, not a forecast. · Oct 30 ±9.0%
Expected range 27.38–32.80
IV30Implied volatility interpolated to a constant 30-day horizon from the expirations around it, so different stocks and dates can be compared fairly.46.5%
IV percentileWhere this IV30 ranks across all securities we cover today (a cross-sectional comparison, not the stock's own history). 66/universe
P/C volumePut volume (or open interest) divided by call volume (or open interest). A descriptive activity measure — it does not by itself say what traders expect.2.16
P/C open interest1.25
Next earnings Oct 28

Cboe delayed options data · as of 12:34 UTC · Figures derived from the full chain (1,004 contracts, 13 expirations) · IV own-history percentile appears after 60 recorded days (28 so far)

Expected move · Oct 30, 2026 (11 days)

Methodology →

Read from option prices: the at-the-money straddle costs this much, so the market is pricing a move of about that size in either direction by this date. It is an estimate of movement, not a prediction of direction.

27.3832.8030.09 current

Options are pricing a move of about ±9.0% (range 27.38–32.80) by Oct 30, 2026. ATM straddle: 2.71 @ strike 30 · ATM IV: 57.9%.

Probability distribution

Model & assumptions →

The curve shows where a lognormal model, fed with current implied volatility, puts the range of outcomes at this expiration. Shaded: the expected-move band.

30.0927.3832.80
expected-move bandmodel density
Levelvs priceP(above)Model-estimated chance the stock finishes above a level at expiration, derived from current IV under a lognormal model with stated assumptions — an estimate, not a prediction.P(below)
27.08 -10% 84.1% 15.9%
28.59 -5% 67.7% 32.3%
30.09 +0% 48.0% 52.0%
31.59 +5% 29.6% 70.4%
33.10 +10% 15.9% 84.1%

Model-estimated probabilities of finishing above/below each level at expiration: estimates under stated assumptions, not predictions.

Probability explorer

Drag the slider to any level and see the model-estimated chance the stock finishes above or below it at the selected expiration.

P(finish above)—
P(finish below)—
P(touch, approx.)—

Horizon: Oct 30, 2026 · lognormal model with zero drift: an estimate, not a prediction. Assumptions

ExpiresDTEDays to expiration, in calendar days.Implied moveATM IVOpen int.
Oct 23, 2026 4 ±4.0% 39.0% 37.3K
Oct 30, 2026 11 ±9.0% 57.9% 88.3K
Nov 06, 2026 18 ±10.1% 51.1% 62.8K
Nov 13, 2026 25 ±10.8% 49.2% 57.6K
Nov 20, 2026 32 ±11.2% 45.6% 60.4K
Nov 27, 2026 39 ±12.4% 45.9% 1,067
Dec 18, 2026 60 ±14.0% 41.4% 199.8K
Jan 15, 2027 88 ±15.7% 39.4% 187.5K
Mar 19, 2027 151 ±21.0% 40.7% 28.8K

Open interest by strike · Oct 30

Where option positions are concentrated. Teal bars are calls, red bars are puts; the dashed line is the current price.

23.0026.0029.0030.5032.0033.5035.0036.5030.09
callsputs

Largest open-interest concentrations (all expirations ≤ 60 days): 25 P · 161.5K28 P · 49.9K27.5 P · 28.5K27 P · 23.7K30 P · 14.0K

IV term structure

Volatility page →

At-the-money implied volatility for each expiration. A hump around a date often marks a scheduled event the market is pricing.

37%45%53%61%32d4d151d

When does open interest expire?

12%Next week83%Later

Implied vs realized volatility

28.5%37.1%45.7%54.3%Aug 31Oct 16
IV30HV20

HV from our stored daily closes (annualized); IV30 interpolated from the chain. Method

Price, last 60 sessions

29.2032.5435.8739.21Jul 24Oct 16

Daily closes; Financial Modeling Prep.

Track record

Full history →

Of 93 recorded snapshot-versus-outcome comparisons so far, the close landed inside the expected range 35.5% of the time.

Past earnings reactions

Oct 24-8.0%Feb 25-1.5%Apr 25+5.2%Jul 25-12.7%Oct 25-19.2%Feb 26+3.7%Apr 26+3.4%Jul 26+15.0%
implied (when recorded)actual reaction

Avg |reaction| 7.4% · median 6.0% (20 reports). Two-session close-to-close window; definition

About Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., along with its affiliated companies, oversees the ownership and daily running of Chipotle Mexican Grill eateries. By February 15, 2022, its global presence included roughly 3,000 restaurant locations spread across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and other parts of Europe. The company was established in 1993 and maintains its principal office in Newport Beach, California.

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · NYSE · Profile: Financial Modeling Prep

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