Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) Volatility Skew

Implied volatility skew shows how IV varies across strike prices for a given expiration. Steeper skews indicate higher demand for downside protection relative to upside speculation.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Restaurants industry, with a market capitalization near $41.21B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 130,504 people, carrying a beta of 1.03 to the broader market. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Led by Scott Boatwright, public since 2006-01-26.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price

$32.66

ATM IV

36.0%

IV Skew 25Δ

0.027

IV Rank

32.0%

IV Percentile

49.6%

Term Structure Slope

0.008

As of May 15, 2026, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) at-the-money implied volatility is 36.0%. IV rank is 32.0% (where 0% is the 52-week low and 100% is the 52-week high). IV percentile is 49.6%. The 25-delta skew is +0.027: calls carry premium over puts, indicating upside speculation or squeeze risk. High IV rank typically favors premium-selling strategies; low IV rank favors premium-buying.

CMG Strategy Selection at Current Volatility Levels

For Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. options at 36.0% ATM IV, mid-range IV rank (32.0%) is the regime where directional conviction matters more than vol-regime positioning; strategy choice should follow the event calendar and the dealer-positioning view rather than IV rank alone. The 25-delta skew tilts to calls, so call-credit spreads or covered-call writes harvest more premium than put-credit spreads of the same width. Pair the vol-rank read with the dealer-gamma view and the upcoming-events calendar to confirm the strategy fits both the structural regime and the path-dependent risk. The variance risk premium - the persistent gap between implied and subsequently realized vol - is positive in equity markets on average; high IV rank typically reflects a stretch where the premium is wider than usual.

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Frequently asked CMG volatility skew questions

What is the current CMG ATM implied volatility?

As of May 15, 2026, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG) at-the-money implied volatility is 36.0%. IV rank is 32.0% on a 0-100% scale anchored to the 1-year IV range. ATM IV is the volatility input that makes a Black-Scholes-equivalent model reproduce the listed at-the-money option prices.

Is CMG IV high or low historically?

IV is near its 1-year median, a regime where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and event calendar rather than vol regime.

What does CMG volatility skew tell options traders?

Volatility skew is the pattern by which IV varies across strikes for a given expiration. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. shows upside-skewed pricing: 25-delta calls trade richer than 25-delta puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk. Skew matters for risk-defined strategy selection: when downside puts are rich, put-credit spreads capture more premium; when upside calls are rich, call-credit spreads or covered-call writes harvest more.