CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA) stock

CAVANYSERetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 27

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 13/3099% above fair value

$57.35−2.45 (-4.10%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $6.70BP/E 106.2Yield –

CAVA statistics

93 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 23, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Oct 4, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $6.70B; $832.52M
Enterprise Value: $6.40B; $1.24B
PE Ratio: 106.20; 25.90
PS Ratio: 4.66; 0.82
PB Ratio: 7.80; 3.03
P/TBV Ratio: 7.83; 5.79
P/FCF Ratio: 167.67; 24.45
P/OCF Ratio: 30.19; 10.29

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 4.45; 1.24
EV / EBITDA: 41.03; 12.22
EV / EBIT: 91.56; 19.11
EV / FCF: 160.22; 30.33

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 117M; 35M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.11%; 0.32%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.03%; 0.03%
Float: 39M; 26M
Shares Held by Insiders: 66.7%; 13.9%
Shares Held by Institutions: 89.4%; 74.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 16M; –
Short Interest Change: -2.29%; -2.87%
Short % of Float: 40.6%; 8.80%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 13.5%; 5.90%
Days to Cover: 5.45; 3.92

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $98.79; –
52-Week Low: $43.41; –
20-Day Moving Average: $57.74; –
50-Day Moving Average: $55.42; –
200-Day Moving Average: $71.25; –
Average True Range (14): $3.25; –
Price Change (1 Week): -4.43%; -3.18%
Price Change (1 Month): 11.2%; 4.40%
Price Change (3 Months): -22.9%; -10.3%
Price Change (6 Months): -24.6%; 9.60%
Price Change (YTD): -2.28%; 1.28%
Price Change (1 Year): 16.4%; 5.70%
Price Change (3 Years): 82.9%; -14.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 4M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 3M; –
Relative Volume: 0.73; 0.73
Relative Strength Index (14): 49.2; 50.9
Volatility (1 Year): 60.6%; 55.2%
Beta (5 Years): 1.77; 1.03

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 24.4%; 32.3%
Operating Margin: 4.86%; 4.39%
Pretax Margin: 5.94%; 2.61%
Profit Margin: 4.50%; 1.93%
EBITDA Margin: 10.8%; 8.92%
FCF Margin: 2.78%; 2.38%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 7.95%; 7.95%
Return on Assets (ROA): 4.53%; 2.10%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 10.1%; 12.4%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 5.22%; 5.22%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.44; 0.78
Quick Ratio: 1.58; 0.45

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 27.0%; 6.48%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -52.9%; 5.87%
EPS Growth (YoY): -53.4%; 5.93%
FCF Growth (YoY): 57.4%; 12.9%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 27.9%; 6.75%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.01; 1.03
Inventory Turnover: 118.50; 42.08
Revenue Per Employee: $111.48K; $98.45K
Profits Per Employee: $5.02K; $2.40K
Employee Count: 12,900; 6,500
WACC: 13.7%; 8.63%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.44B; $886.68M
Gross Profit: $350.45M; $497.43M
Operating Income: $69.91M; $28.21M
Pretax Income: $85.38M; $10.66M
Net Income: $64.70M; $17.16M
EBITDA: $156.02M; $65.94M
EPS (Diluted): $0.54; $0.34

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $297.90M; $36.54M
Net Cash (Debt): $297.90M; -$2.59M
Net Cash Per Share: $2.55; -$0.26
Equity (Book Value): $858.89M; $106.18M
Book Value Per Share: $7.35; $2.94
Tangible Book Value: $855.20M; $4.55M
Working Capital: $280.95M; -$13.18M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $221.90M; $72.42M
Capital Expenditures: -$181.95M; -$66.96M
Free Cash Flow: $39.95M; $20.20M
FCF Per Share: $0.34; $0.43

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 0.97%; 2.18%
FCF Yield: 0.60%; 3.05%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $20.67M; $1.89M
Effective Tax Rate: 24.2%; 19.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $9.45; $9.55
Graham Upside: -83.5%; -62.1%
Altman Z-Score: 7.10; 2.08
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.62; -2.69

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CAVA	S&P 500	Difference	CAVA per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+9.1%	-2.7%	+11.8 pts
3 months	-17.4%	-1.7%	−15.7 pts
Year to date	-2.3%	+11.9%	−14.2 pts
1 year	+17.6%	+12.0%	+5.7 pts
3 years	+84.6%	+78.2%	+6.4 pts	+22.7%	+21.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

16M CAVA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.3% from the previous report, or 40.59% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	15,769,619	-2.3%	2,893,435	5.5
Oct 15, 2026	16,139,567	+1.9%	3,037,624	5.3
Sep 30, 2026	15,845,433	+7.9%	3,961,984	4.0
Sep 15, 2026	14,689,351	+11.9%	3,494,536	4.2
Aug 31, 2026	13,131,829	+3.1%	2,122,878	6.2
Aug 14, 2026	12,733,415	-1.0%	4,659,186	2.7
Jul 31, 2026	12,865,002	-3.9%	3,557,540	3.6
Jul 15, 2026	13,382,232	+4.1%	3,047,224	4.4
Jun 30, 2026	12,860,745	-6.0%	2,917,045	4.4
Jun 15, 2026	13,675,362	-6.3%	3,081,844	4.4
May 29, 2026	14,598,436	+8.6%	4,444,006	3.3
May 15, 2026	13,439,808	+4.9%	2,876,987	4.7