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CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) company profile

CAVANYSERetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 27
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 13/3094% above fair value
$58.23+0.88 (+1.53%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.80BP/E 107.8Yield –

About CAVA

Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812

CAVA Group, Inc. operates a fast-casual restaurant brand that prepares and serves Mediterranean cuisine, featuring chef-curated and customizable bowls and pitas with diverse dietary options. Alongside its dining establishments, the company produces and distributes proprietary dips, spreads, and dressings sold directly in grocery stores. Its primary guest base spans broad demographics, featuring significant representation among Millennial and Generation Z consumers across multiple dining channels and dayparts.

As of late 2025, the company maintains 439 restaurant locations across 28 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Its manufacturing infrastructure includes specialized production facilities situated in Maryland and Virginia, accompanied by a dedicated regional distribution center located in New Jersey. The enterprise conducts administrative and principal executive operations from its collaboration center headquarters based in Washington, D.C.

Summary of the business section of CAVA's latest annual report, written by StockData.

Company profile

Company

Legal name
CAVA Group, Inc.
Founded
2011
Headquarters
Washington, DC
Address
14 Ridge Square Nw, Suite 500 20016
Phone
(202) 400-2920
Website
cava.com
Employees
12,900, Dec 28, 2025
Industry
Retail-Eating Places
Incorporated in
Delaware
Fiscal year ends
December 27
Auditor
Deloitte & Touche LLP, McLean, Virginia

Stock & identifiers

Ticker
CAVA
Exchange
NYSE
IPO date
Jun 16, 2023
Shares outstanding
117M, Aug 4, 2026
Public float
$9.20B, Jul 11, 2025
Filer category
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1639438
CUSIP
148929102
ISIN
US1489291021
FIGI
BBG00GBR8753
Share class FIGI
BBG00GBR8762
EIN
47-3426661

Executives and directors

Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years

NamePositionShares owned
Theodoros XenohristosChief Concept Officer, Director340,630
Brett SchulmanCEO and President, Director1,539,024
Joseph John KadowCLO & Secretary7,974
Douglas W. ThompsonChief Operations Officer19,371
Tricia K. TolivarChief Financial Officer237,714
Adam David PhillipsChief Accounting Officer6,848
Kelly CostanzaChief People Officer98,490
Kenneth Robert BertramCLO & Secretary39,653
Jennifer SomersChief Operations Officer137,481
Amiee Lynn ThomasDirector1,821
David BossermanDirector145,918
Benjamin FeltDirector9,955
Ronald M. ShaichDirector4,538,854
Philippe AmouyalDirector19,955
Lauri M. ShanahanDirector9,955
James D. WhiteDirector7,455
Karen KochevarDirector3,074
Amaury WittouckDirector26,507,990
Group S.A. ArtalDirector17,507,990
International S.C.A. ArtalDirector–
International Management S.A. ArtalDirector7,762,434
Administratiekantoor Westend StichtingDirector–
S.A. WestendDirector9,507,990
Participations S.a r.l. ArtalDirector6,507,990

CEO pay and shareholder return

Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement

Fiscal yearCEO total payCEO pay actually paidOther executives (avg)Value of $100 investedPeer group
FY2025$3.86M-$40.88M$1.77M$134$110
FY2024$1.92M$80.15M$908.32K$255$111
FY2023$17.06M$46.53M$2.78M$96$105

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Executive compensation, fiscal 2025

Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement

ExecutiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsIncentive payOtherTotalvs. prior year
Brett Schulman
President and Chief Executive Officer
$861.54K$999.91K$1.00M$982.11K$15.89K$3.86M+101%
Tricia Tolivar
Chief Financial Officer
$557.08K$675.00K$675.02K$381.02K$16.38K$2.30M+120%
Theodoros Xenohristos
Chief Concept Officer
$450.77K$399.98K$399.99K$267.20K$13.42K$1.53M+98%
Kelly Costanza
Chief People Officer
$450.77K$399.98K$399.99K$267.20K$18.54K$1.54M+95%
Robert Bertram
Former Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
$295.77K$324.91K$324.97K$139.66K$17.17K$1.10M–
Jennifer Somers
Former Chief Operations Officer
$391.23K$599.92K$600.00K–$787.73K$2.38M+132%

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

IPO

From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading

Offering

Type
Initial public offering
Final prospectus filed
Jun 16, 2023
Offer price
$22.00
Securities offered
14,444,444
Gross proceeds
$317.78M
Exchange
NYSE
First trading day
Jun 15, 2023
First-day close
$43.78+99.0%
Lock-up ends (est.)
Dec 12, 2023

“The initial public offering price of our common stock is $22.00 per share.”

Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.

Employees

Headcount reported in annual reports

“As of December 28, 2025, we employed approximately 12,900 Team Members in our restaurants and 580 within manufacturing and our Collaboration Center Organization.”

Corporate history

Events identified from SEC filings

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