CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA)

US — Consumer Cyclical Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol CAVA
  • Rev/Share 8.9724
  • Book/Share 6.2859
  • PB 13.0261
  • Debt/Equity 0.568
  • CurrentRatio 3.0014
  • ROIC 0.1016

 

  • MktCap 9470238016.0
  • FreeCF/Share 0.4406
  • PFCF 186.0594
  • PE 66.5985
  • Debt/Assets 0.3358
  • DivYield 0
  • ROE 0.2157

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 1
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade CAVA Bernstein Market Perform Outperform -- $115 April 23, 2025
Initiation CAVA BofA Securities -- Buy -- $112 March 31, 2025
Upgrade CAVA JP Morgan Neutral Overweight -- $110 March 20, 2025
Upgrade CAVA Piper Sandler Neutral Overweight $142 $115 Feb. 28, 2025
Initiation CAVA UBS -- Neutral -- $135 Sept. 27, 2024
Downgrade CAVA Morgan Stanley Overweight Equal Weight $90 $110 Aug. 29, 2024
Reiterated CAVA Citigroup -- Neutral $93 $115 Aug. 23, 2024

News

Wall Street Analysts Think Cava (CAVA) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
CAVA
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.

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Chipotle Vs CAVA: Which Restaurant Stock Should You Bet On?
CAVA, CMG
Published: May 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CAVA shines with soaring comps, strong traffic and rising estimates, while CMG faces inflation, soft sales and downward earnings revisions.

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3 Stocks to Buy on Growing Restaurant Sales Amid Price Challenges
BJRI, CAVA, WING
Published: May 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CAVA, BJRI and WING gain ground as restaurant sales jump and inflation cools, with all three stocks seeing rising earnings estimates.

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CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
CAVA
Published: May 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Cava (CAVA) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

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3 Restaurant Stocks That Stand Tall Amid Industry Challenges
BJRI, CAVA, WING
Published: May 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Restaurant stocks like CAVA, WING and BJRI are likely to benefit from sales-building initiatives and digital initiatives.

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Wall Street Analysts Think Cava (CAVA) Could Surge 33.57%: Read This Before Placing a Bet
CAVA
Published: May 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The mean of analysts' price targets for Cava (CAVA) points to a 33.6% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.

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CAVA's Explosive Growth Makes It a Must-Watch Stock
CAVA
Published: May 19, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

There are some stocks that people tend to stay away from, and in the retail sector, restaurants don't attract a lot of money most of the time. However, every once in a while, a new name changes this view through sheer efficiency, quality, and financial growth, making it a bad portfolio decision not to include it in a core holding.

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Top Stock Movers Now: Charter Communications, Vistra, Cava Group, and More
CAVA, CHTR, VST
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

U.S. equities edged higher at midday as investor optimism about trade deals and inflation outweighed falling consumer sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all rose less than 0.2%.

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Cava earnings beat but conservative outlook weighs on shares
CAVA
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

Cava (NYSE:CAVA) reported strong first quarter financial results that beat Wall Street expectations, but shares fell almost 5% as the fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant brand maintained its cautious outlook for the full year. The company expects same-store sales growth of 6% to 8% and restaurant-level profit margins in the range of 24.8% to 25.2%, unchanged from prior forecasts.

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SPX 6000 Close? Plus, NVO CEO Out, CAVA Dip and Buffett's STZ Position
CAVA, NVO
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Kevin Green joins Morning Trade Live as markets open mixed to begin Friday's trading. For the intraday S&P 500 (SPX) ranges KG is watching, he points to 5960-5970 for upward resistance.

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CAVA Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Same-Store Sales Rise Y/Y
CAVA
Published: May 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CAVA's fiscal first-quarter top line benefits from strong same-restaurant sales growth and new restaurant openings.

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Cava CEO on Q1 results: Excited about strength of business despite industry challenges
CAVA
Published: May 16, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Positive

Cava co-founder and CEO Brett Schulman joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, state of the consumer, impact of tariffs, growth outlook, and more.

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Markets Mostly Up on Mid-East Wheeling, Dealing
AMAT, AMD, BA, CAVA, COIN, CSCO, META, NVDA, TTWO
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

With President Trump continuing his tour through the Middle East, we're seeing a plethora of deals being made there with American corporations.

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CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
CAVA
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 15, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matt Milanovich - Investor Relations Brett Schulman - Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Tricia Tolivar - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Sharon Zackfia - William Blair Andy Barish - Jefferies Allison Arfstrom - Piper Sandler Sara Senatore - Bank of America David Tarantino - Baird Zach Ogden - TD Cowen Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the CAVA First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in listen-only mode.

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Cava (CAVA) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
CAVA
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Cava (CAVA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

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Cava Group (CAVA) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
CAVA
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Cava Group (CAVA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.22 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.12 per share a year ago.

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@investopedia's Caleb Silver on CAVA versus Chipotle
CAVA, CMG
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Neutral

Caleb Silver looks at Cava (CAVA) ahead of earnings out later today. He says the fast-casual restaurant chain is having a "good month, just not such a great year.

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CAVA to Post Q1 Earnings: Time to Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
CAVA
Published: May 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CAVA's first-quarter performance is likely to have benefited from traffic growth, strategic expansion efforts and enhancements across its digital platforms.

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Cava (CAVA) Is Considered a Good Investment by Brokers: Is That True?
CAVA
Published: May 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?

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CAVA Stock Ready for a Post-Earnings Breakout
CAVA
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive

CAVA Group Inc (NYSE:CAVA) has been dubbed the 'next Chipotle,' with the Mediterranean fast casual chain vaulting up the charts since its trading debut in June 2023.

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What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Cava (CAVA) Q1 Earnings
CAVA
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Cava (CAVA), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.

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Cava Group (CAVA) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
CAVA
Published: May 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Cava (CAVA) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Why Cava Group (CAVA) Outpaced the Stock Market Today
CAVA
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Cava Group (CAVA) closed the most recent trading day at $93.80, moving +0.51% from the previous trading session.

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CAVA Group: Profitable Restaurant Concept With An Aggressive Expansion Strategy
CAVA
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

CAVA's IPO saw a 120% share price increase, driven by strong revenue growth, GAAP profitability, and expansion plans targeting 1,000 restaurants by 2032. Despite an overvalued stock with an EV/EBITDA of 102.5x, CAVA's unit economics are strong, boasting a 25% profit margin and $2.865 million revenue per restaurant. The stock's -36% drawdown since December presents a buying opportunity, given CAVA's proven profitable concept and aggressive expansion plan in the Mediterranean fast-casual niche.

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Cava chairman: We're entering stagflation and it's very clear
CAVA
Published: May 06, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Negative

Ron Shaich, Cava chairman and Act 3 Holdings CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Shaich's thoughts on the overall economy.

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Investors Heavily Search CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA): Here is What You Need to Know
CAVA
Published: May 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Cava (CAVA) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

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3 Things to Know About Cava Stock Before You Buy
CAVA
Published: May 01, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

There's no doubt that Cava Group (CAVA 0.52%) was a successful initial public offering. Since its foray into the public market in June 2023, shares jumped 245% to their all-time high in December 2024.

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2 Growth Stocks Down 45% or More to Buy in May
CAVA, DECK
Published: May 01, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Investing in growth stocks can help you build tremendous wealth for retirement. Many top growth stocks have fallen this year as Wall Street worries about a recession.

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Chipotle Vs CAVA: Which Restaurant Stock Offers More Upside Now?
CAVA, CMG
Published: April 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

CMG and CAVA are the major operators in the fast-casual restaurant space. Find out which restaurant stock has more upside potential.

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Cava CEO on tariffs: Working to mitigate pass through costs to our guests
CAVA
Published: April 09, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

Brett Schulman, Cava co-founder and CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how the recent spate of tariffs with impact Cava, the state of the consumer, and the company's expansion plans.

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About CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA)

  • IPO Date 2023-06-16
  • Website https://www.cava.com
  • Industry Restaurants
  • CEO Mr. Brett Schulman
  • Employees 10300

CAVA Group, Inc. owns and operates a chain of Mediterranean restaurants. The company offers salads, dips, spreads, toppings, and dressings. It sells its products through whole food markets and grocery stores. The company also provides online food ordering services. Cava Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.