Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. vs Fastly Inc — how do they compare? Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. trades at $32.44 (market cap $40.49B), while Fastly Inc trades at $28.85 (market cap $4.58B). The key difference: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is far larger — about 8.8× Fastly Inc's market cap, and Fastly Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CMG | FSLY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $40.49B | $4.58B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $44.04 | $33.50 |
52-Week Low | $28.17 | $6.85 |
Enterprise Value | $45.24B | $4.65B |
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is the largest fast-casual chain restaurant in the United States, with systemwide sales of $7.5 billion in 2021. The Mexican concept is entirely company-owned, with a footprint of more than 3,000 stores, heavily indexed to the United States (though the firm maintains a small presence in Canada, the U.K., France, and Germany). Chipotle sells burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, quesadillas, and beverages, with a selling proposition built around competitive prices, high-quality food sourcing, speed of service, and convenience. The company generates its revenue entirely from restaurant sales and delivery fees.
Read more on CMG →Fastly operates a content delivery network, which is necessary for entities to provide faster and more reliable online content. Fastly's strategy differs from traditional CDNs, which focused on locating servers in as many locations as possible to store copies of files that consumers most use. Fastly has far fewer sites than traditional CDNs, but it houses servers in the most network-dense data centers. Instead of simply storing static content, it allows its customers to program on its platform, enabling edge computing and better service of the more dynamic content that was traditionally not well served by CDNs. Fastly gears its service to the largest, most sophisticated enterprises rather than small companies and generated about two thirds of its revenue in the United States in 2020.
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