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Cava GroupCAVA

Restaurants
Solid businessPricier than peers
$58.74−0.79%After hours: $58.11 (−1.07%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 2.9% over 1 year
Cava Group over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$80Nov2026MarMayJulSep$58.74$80NovMarJul$58.74
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$6.86B
Price to earnings104.8x
Forward P/E90.1x
Dividend yield–
Year to date+0.1%
One year−2.9%
Next earningsWed 4 Nov, after the close
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$43.59$97.39

Quality and valuation

How Cava Group compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Cava Group and 6 restaurants peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced above most of them.

Cava Group trades at 90.1 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +26.8% vs +8.1%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 5.2% vs 13.8%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 3.6% vs 10.1%
CAVA trades at 90.1x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Restaurants peers
DPZ15.7xDRI19.2xMCD19.6xYUM23.9xCMG25.8xSBUX34.9xCAVA90.1xSector median 19.5xDPZ15.7xDRI19.2xMCD19.6xYUM23.9xCMG25.8xSBUX34.9xCAVA90.1xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 106.8x earnings, CAVA is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
50x150xAverage 88.8x20252026106.8xAverage 88.8x20252026106.8x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Cava Group's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 12 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 31.3% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $m, latest Q2 ’26
$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$368mQ2 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$368mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +31.3% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%30%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2531.3%Q2 ’260%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2531.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 7.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%2%4%6%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.3%Q2 ’260%2%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $49 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$10m$20mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$29mQ2 ’26$0m$10m$20mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$29mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCAVASector median
Revenue growth+26.8%+8.1%
Operating margin5.2%13.8%
Free cash flow margin3.6%10.1%
Price to earnings104.8x21.0x

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