Chipotle earnings: $3.50 per share, vs. expected EPS of $3.09

Analysts were expecting Chipotle Mexican Grill to deliver earnings of $3.09 a share on $990 million in revenue, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.. What is the chain's stock doing now? This year, Chipotle has battled high food inflation as prices for beef, cheese and avocados soared.