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Cava Group Inc.
CAVA NYSE
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Washington, DC 20016, United States
cava.com
Price
$71.20
Market Cap
$8.1B
Employees
13,480
Beta
1.75
Avg Volume
3,158,218
CEO
Mr. Brett Schulman
Cava Group Inc. is a U.S.-based restaurant company focused on Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual dining. The company operates company-owned restaurants under the Cava brand, offering customizable bowls, pitas, salads, and sides that emphasize fresh ingredients and health-conscious, bold flavors. In addition to its restaurant operations, Cava Group Inc. runs a consumer packaged goods business that produces dips, spreads, and dressings in centralized facilities, distributing them through grocery retailers and for use in its restaurants. The business is organized primarily around two segments: Cava, which includes all company-operated restaurants, and Cava Foods, which covers manufacturing of dips and spreads and related retail sales. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Cava Group Inc. today serves customers across multiple U.S. states through in-restaurant dining, digital ordering channels, and mobile platforms, positioning itself as a category-defining brand in the limited-service and health-conscious fast-casual restaurant market.
Runs with full report
Earnings Schedule
Checked daily · calendar updated Aug 13 No upcoming print on the calendar yet — companies typically confirm a few weeks ahead. Last print was Jun 1, 2026.
EPS surprise history — vs analyst consensus · 5 prints of vendor history
+14.3%
Aug '25
-7.7%
Nov '25
+33.3%
Feb '26
+17.6%
May '26
+41.7%
Jun '26
| Print date | EPS est. | EPS actual | Revenue est. | Revenue actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | $2.28 | $3.23 +41.7% | — | — |
| May 19, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.20 +17.6% | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $0.03 | $0.04 +33.3% | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.13 | $0.12 -7.7% | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $0.14 | $0.16 +14.3% | — | — |
Green = beat the estimate, red = missed. An earnings print is the fastest way a thesis changes — our designations should be re-read after each one.
Recent SEC Filings
| Filed | Form | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | View |
| Aug 12, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A | View |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 10-Q | View |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 8-K | View |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 3 | View |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 8-K | View |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | View |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | View |
Filings link to the SEC’s EDGAR system. Annual/quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q, 20-F) carry the full story; 8-K/6-K current reports are the fastest signal that something material happened.
Price Overview
Last updated: Aug 13, 2026 2:35pm (just now)
Current data · timestamped when a report runs
$71.20
Change · Aug 13
+1.73 (+2.49%)
Day Range
$70.07 – $73.34
52-Week Range
$43.41 – $98.79
50-Day MA
$72.53
200-Day MA
$70.76
Volume
186,222.00
Share Structure
Outstanding
116,412,383.00
Float
106,733,147.00
Free Float
91.7%
High free float
— 91.7% of shares trade freely, ~8.3% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
TD Twelve Data statement
HEX SEC filing
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
HEXStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
131.85
Stock Price: $71.20
EPS (Diluted): 0.54
EPS (Diluted): 0.54
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
HEXStock Price / Book Value Per Share
10.80
Stock Price: $71.20
Total Equity: $779.66M
Shares: 118,278,000
Total Equity: $779.66M
Shares: 118,278,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
HEXEnterprise Value / EBITDA
61.84
Market Cap: $8.09B
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $282.92M
EBITDA: $128.95M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $282.92M
EBITDA: $128.95M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
HEXMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$8.0B
Market Cap: $8.09B
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $282.92M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $282.92M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
HEXGross Profit / Revenue
24.6%
Gross Profit: $290.47M
Revenue: $1.18B
Revenue: $1.18B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
HEXOperating Income / Revenue
4.7%
Operating Income: $55.29M
Revenue: $1.18B
Revenue: $1.18B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
HEXNet Income / Revenue
5.4%
Net Income: $63.74M
Revenue: $1.18B
Revenue: $1.18B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
HEXNet Income / Total Equity
8.2%
Net Income: $63.74M
Total Equity: $779.66M
Total Equity: $779.66M
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
HEXNOPAT / Invested Capital
10.0%
Operating Income: $55.29M
Tax Rate: 10.0%
Equity: $779.66M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $282.92M
Tax Rate: 10.0%
Equity: $779.66M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $282.92M
Zero debt — invested capital = equity minus cash (very efficient)
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
HEXCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
2.65
Current Assets: $431.07M
Current Liabilities: $162.66M
Current Liabilities: $162.66M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
HEXTotal Debt / Total Equity
0.00
Short-Term Debt: $0.00
Long-Term Debt: $0.00
Total Debt: $0.00
Total Equity: $779.66M
Long-Term Debt: $0.00
Total Debt: $0.00
Total Equity: $779.66M
Zero debt — this company carries no debt obligations. Strongest possible score.
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
HEXRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$9.97
Revenue: $1.18B
Shares: 118,278,000
Shares: 118,278,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
HEX(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$6.59
Total Equity: $779.66M
Shares: 118,278,000
Shares: 118,278,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
HEX(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$0.22
Operating CF: $184.84M
CapEx: -$158.70M
Shares: 118,278,000
CapEx: -$158.70M
Shares: 118,278,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
TDLast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
—
Last Dividend: $0.00
Stock Price: $71.20
Stock Price: $71.20
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
HEXDividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $63.74M
Net Income: $63.74M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026 10:45pm (6d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $500.1M | $564.1M | $728.7M | $963.7M | $1.2B |
| Cost of Revenue | $417.9M | $466.1M | $548.4M | $721.9M | $889.2M |
| Gross Profit | $82.2M | $98.0M | $180.3M | $241.8M | $290.5M |
| Operating Expenses | $134.9M | $157.8M | $175.6M | $198.7M | $235.2M |
| Operating Income | -$52.8M | -$59.8M | $4.7M | $43.1M | $55.3M |
| Net Income | -$37.4M | -$59.0M | $13.3M | $130.3M | $63.7M |
| EBITDA | -$8.2M | -$17.0M | $52.2M | $103.5M | $128.9M |
| EPS | $-51.06 | $-44.41 | $0.11 | $1.14 | $0.55 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $-51.06 | $-44.41 | $0.10 | $1.10 | $0.54 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026 10:45pm (6d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | — | $39.1M | $332.4M | $366.1M | $282.9M |
| Total Current Assets | — | $58.2M | $354.9M | $394.2M | $431.1M |
| Total Assets | — | $583.9M | $983.8M | $1.2B | $1.4B |
| Current Liabilities | — | $84.3M | $109.0M | $132.6M | $162.7M |
| Long-Term Debt | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Liabilities | — | $370.1M | $413.0M | $474.1M | $580.4M |
| Total Equity | -$393.0M | $213.8M | $570.8M | $695.6M | $779.7M |
| Retained Earnings | — | -$460.9M | -$447.7M | -$317.3M | -$253.6M |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026 10:45pm (6d ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $3.4M | $6.0M | $97.1M | $161.0M | $184.8M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$56.3M | -$104.2M | -$138.8M | -$108.1M | -$158.7M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$52.9M | -$98.1M | -$41.7M | $52.9M | $26.1M |
| Acquisitions (net) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt Issued / (Repaid) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | -$7.7M | $-911,000 | -$3.1M | — | — |
| Net Change in Cash | $90.2M | -$101.2M | $293.3M | $33.7M | -$83.2M |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Aug 6, 2026 10:45pm (6d ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +12.8% | +29.2% | +32.3% | +22.4% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +19.3% | +84.1% | +34.1% | +20.1% |
| Operating Income Growth | -13.3% | +107.9% | +812.6% | +28.2% |
| Net Income Growth | -57.8% | +122.5% | +881.3% | -51.1% |
| EBITDA Growth | -107.5% | +406.1% | +98.4% | +24.6% |
Industry Benchmarks
Compares CAVA against LLM-researched typical ranges for its
industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
— For dividend/income stocks only
4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Narrative Economics
The story the market is telling about this stock — the intangible X-factor
(founder mythology, cult dynamics, TAM-of-imagination) that moves price beyond
what cash flows alone explain. After Shiller, Narrative Economics.
No narrative profile yet for CAVA — it's generated by the pipeline (
market-narrative step).
Claude Reading
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pipeline (
ai-findings step) when a report is run on this ticker.
GPT Reading
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gpt-critique step) after the other Big-3 seats, when a
report is run on this ticker.
Grok Reading
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pipeline (
grok-critique step) alongside the other Big-3 seats, when a
report is run on this ticker.
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