CAVA vs Sweetgreen
CAVA and SG side by side, both in eating and drinking places. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CAVA and SG compare
CAVA is the larger company, worth 5.2 times as much as Sweetgreen ($6.9B against $1.3B).
On earnings, CAVA is cheaper: it trades at 107× trailing earnings, against 111× for Sweetgreen.
CAVA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.8% versus −0.65% for Sweetgreen).
CAVA keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.8% compared with 2.0% at Sweetgreen.
CAVA scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 8 for Sweetgreen), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CAVA | SG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.9B | $1.3B |
| Share price | $58.74 | $11.07 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.9% | 59.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.84 | 1.71 |
| Employees | 13K | 6,486 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 107× (better) | 111× |
| P/S | 5.0× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 8.2× | 2.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 140× | – |
| FCF yield | 0.71% (better) | −8.8% |
| Fair value | $30.26 | $4.65 |
| Margin of safety | −94.1% (better) | −138% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.8% (better) | −0.65% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 25.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −52.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −53.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.6% (better) | 11.7% |
| Operating margin | 5.2% (better) | −21.4% |
| Net margin | 4.8% (better) | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | 3.6% (better) | −17.1% |
| Return on equity | 8.3% (better) | 3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.2% (better) | −45.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | −1404.9× |
| Current ratio | 2.48 (better) | 1.43 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.36 (better) | 0.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.4% | 80.7% |
| Held by insiders | 66.7% | 12.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$285M | $4.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 40.8% | 23.8% |
Go deeper
- CAVA stock overview
- CAVA income statement
- CAVA valuation and score
- SG stock overview
- SG income statement
- SG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.