Cava Group (CAVA)
Consumer Discretionary · Fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant operator
Fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain with chef-curated customizable bowls and pitas, plus packaged dips and dressings sold in grocery stores.
What Cava Group does
CAVA is a fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant operator running 439 locations across 28 states and Washington, D.C. as of December 2025. The company serves authentic Mediterranean cuisine through customizable bowls and pitas featuring over 17.4 billion ingredient combinations. Beyond its restaurant footprint, CAVA manufactures and sells dips, spreads, and prepared dressings through grocery retail channels, creating a multi-channel food business grounded in health and wellness positioning.
Themes: ["Mediterranean / ethnic cuisine","Health and wellness food","Fast-casual dining","Multi-channel food (restaurants + retail grocery)","Digital loyalty and personalization"]
Fundamentals
- Price$68.20 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$7.9B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-22.8% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E123.50 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+5.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+31.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+8.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+22.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+27.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.75 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High operating lease exposure ($445.4M long-term operating lease liabilities as of April 2026) creates significant fixed cost commitments and rent escalation risks as the company expands.","Aggressive expansion strategy targeting 1,000+ U.S. locations by 2032 requires sustained capital deployment, new market penetration, and operational scaling that could strain margins or capital availability.","Food costs and labor inflation (food/beverage costs up 31% and labor costs up 32% year-over-year in Q1 2026 vs. Q1 2025) pose risks to gross margins and pricing power in a competitive QSR environment."]
Competitors & peers
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
- Panera Bread
- Sweetgreen
- Dig Restaurants
- Evoke (formerly Brodo)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.