# Chipotle Q3 Report Will Show Whether Transaction Gains Held Up By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/42192 Published: 2026-10-28T01:09:49.000Z Updated: 2026-10-28T01:09:49.000Z Section: Business > Chipotle anticipated about 1% comparable-sales growth in Q3 if an approximately 200-basis-point impact continued. Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to release third-quarter results Wednesday, Oct. 28, giving a fresh measure of whether customer transactions sustained growth after comparable restaurant sales rose 2.2% in Q2. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 increased 9.3% from a year earlier to $3,348.6 million. New restaurant openings accounted for most of the increase, while comparable sales rose 2.2%. Transactions at comparable restaurants climbed 1%, and the average check increased 1.2%. [Chipotle’s second-quarter sales and transaction results]() provide the latest benchmark ahead of the report. Chipotle anticipated about 1% comparable-sales growth in Q3 if an approximately 200-basis-point impact continued. That would be below the 2.2% increase recorded in Q2. Chipotle’s full-year 2026 outlook calls for comparable restaurant sales growth in the low single digits. Comparable-sales headwinds are tied to a dynamic consumer environment, including customer responses to recent U.S. food-safety concerns and geopolitical developments. Worsening comparable-sales trends during Q3 or later could materially hurt results. Chipotle calculates comparable sales using company-owned restaurants that have operated for at least 13 full calendar months. The company is scheduled to release results at about 4:10 p.m. ET (20:10 UTC) Wednesday, followed by a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET (20:30 UTC). ## Links in this article - [Chipotle’s second-quarter sales and transaction results](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/37534)