CAVA
CAVA GROUP, INC.
Next earnings Aug 10, 2026 · consensus $0.19 EPS, $368M rev
Last earnings -2.2% on 2026-05-19
$83.40
▲ +0.12%$83.40▲ +10.83%
over 1Y
L $43.59EODHDH $97.39
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+0.1%
1W+3.1%
1M+1.5%
3M+10.6%
YTD+37.7%
1Y+10.8%
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Long (>12mo)
12-mo target
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Street · 36 analysts
Buy
Best-in-class Mediterranean fast-casual growth story, but decelerating same-store sales and a 165x P/E leave little room for error.
P/E (price / FY diluted EPS) 165.1 · FY2025
The read
Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~94% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.
CAVA is one of the highest-quality restaurant-growth stories in the market: 439 fast-casual locations across 28 states, 72 net new openings in fiscal 2025, and revenue surpassing $1.18B (+22.4%). The unit economics are genuinely strong — 2025-class new restaurants are trending above $3.0 million in AUV and system AUV reached $2,934K — and profitability is improving at the operating line, with operating income up 28.2% to $55.3M and operating cash flow up 14.8% to $185M. The balance sheet is healthy (equity $780M vs. $580M liabilities, 0.74x), with $283M cash plus a fixed-income securities portfolio, funding expansion internally.
Financials · annual, by fiscal year
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $500M | $564M | $729M | $964M | $1.18B |
| Gross profit | $82.2M | $98.0M | $180M | — | — |
| Operating income | -$52.8M | -$59.8M | $4.72M | $43.1M | $55.3M |
| Net income | -$37.4M | -$59.0M | $13.3M | $130M | $63.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$51.06 | -$44.41 | $0.21 | $1.10 | $0.54 |
| Net margin | -7.5% | -10.5% | 1.8% | 13.5% | 5.4% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$9.42B
EV / EBITDA73.1
EV / Sales8.0
EV / FCF360.5
P / FCF371.3
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield0.7%
FCF yield0.3%
Quality & risk
ROIC (est.)5.6%
Free cash flow$26.1M
Total debt—
Net cash$283M
Altman Z-Score11.01 safe
Piotroski F-Score5/8
Capital returns
Buyback yield0.0%
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield0.0%
Shares Δ YoY+0.7%
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Disclosure timeline
SEC · 8-Ks + reportsSome governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
- 8-K Officer / director change2026-06-24
- 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-20
- 8-K Earnings results2026-05-19
- DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-24
- 8-K Officer / director change2026-04-21
- 8-K Material agreement2026-03-25
- 10-K Annual report2026-02-25
- 8-K Earnings results2026-02-24
- 8-K Officer / director change2026-01-12
Recent filings
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Frequently asked
- Is CAVA GROUP, INC. (CAVA) a buy?
- CAVA currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Best-in-class Mediterranean fast-casual growth story, but decelerating same-store sales and a 165x P/E leave little room for error.
- What is CAVA's fair value?
- A Modified-Graham model based on CAVA's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $4.59. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
- Is CAVA overvalued or undervalued?
- Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, CAVA currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
- What is CAVA GROUP, INC.'s quality score?
- CAVA scores 55.627450980392155/100 (grade C) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001639438, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-20) · EODHD · analysis by claude-code · as of 6/21/2026, 8:49:37 PM.
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