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CAVA Group, Inc. CAVA

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for CAVA Group, Inc.

Overview of CAVA Group, Inc.

CAVA NYQ
Consumer Cyclical Restaurants Mid Cap
CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA), is a Mid Cap company, in the Restaurants industry, last closed at $82.00, about 90.6% overvalued vs fair value, +4.3% 1Y return, ranked 247/539 in sector.
$82.00
2.05%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 64.8%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$9.54B
Enterprise Value
$9.73B
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Quick Facts

Website https://cava.com
HQ Washington, DC
Employees 12,900
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings May 14 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$6
$8
$9
Current: $82.00 -91% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$847.8M
-12%%
Gross Profit
$571.4M
136.3%%
Operating Income
$55.3M
-9.3%%
Net Income
$63.7M
-51.1%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
83.0%
Good

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$30.5M
57.6% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health significant issues
Overall assessment of cash flow efficiency and conversion quality.
3
Active Leaks
2/3
Improving
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High Impact
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating CAVA Group, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
59
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 92% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CAVA's balance between Growth (27.7%), Profitability (39.7%), and Safety (32.6%). Growth 28% Safety 33% Profitability 40%

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Growth

47th percentile vs peers
47
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 4.26 94p Revenue CAGR 3Y 14.5% 64p Rev Growth YoY -12.0% 1p
Strengths
  • Eps Growth Yoy in top 20% of peers (4.26, 94th percentile)
  • Gross Profit Margin in top 20% of peers (67.4%, 87th percentile)
  • Cash Flow To Debt Ratio in top 20% of peers (2.75, 92th percentile)
  • Consistently strong margins across 5 metrics
Risks
  • Rev Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-12.0%)

Profitability

67th percentile vs peers
68
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Safety

55th percentile vs peers
56
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for CAVA Group, Inc..

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