Cava Group (CAVA)
Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants · NYSE
Cava Group is a fast-growing Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain known for its customizable, fresh ingredient-focused menu.
What Cava Group does
Cava Group is a rapidly growing Mediterranean restaurant brand that operates a chain of fast-casual restaurants. The company focuses on customizable bowls, pitas, and salads, utilizing fresh, high-quality Mediterranean-inspired ingredients.
Themes: fast-casual dining, healthy food and lifestyle, Mediterranean cuisine
Fundamentals
- Price$55.00 as of 2026-10-21 close
- Market cap$6.4B as of 2026-08-04 (share count; price 2026-10-21)
- 1-year return-16.0% 2025-10-21 close $65.47 → 2026-10-21 close $55.00
- P/E98.21 as of 2026-10-21
- Net margin+5.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+24.7% FY2023, SEC XBRL
- ROE+8.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its filing tags none of the debt lines we read, which is not evidence of zero debt.
- Debt / equityn/a No figure: its filing tags none of the debt lines we read, which is not evidence of zero debt.
- Revenue growth (YoY)+22.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+27.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.66 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-11 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How CAVA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 245 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-21
- net profit marginmiddle range 315 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 282 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 191 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 294 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 327 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 2026-07-12 | $368M | — | $27M | $23M | $0.19 | — | — |
| Q3 FY2025 2025-10-05 | $292M | — | $17M | $15M | $0.12 | — | — |
| Q2 FY2025 2025-07-13 | $281M | — | $20M | $18M | $0.16 | — | — |
| Q3 FY2024 2024-10-06 | $244M | $63M | $14M | $18M | $0.15 | — | — |
| Q2 FY2024 2024-07-14 | $233M | $62M | $16M | $20M | $0.17 | — | — |
| Q4 FY2023 2023-12-31 | $177M† | $40M† | -$2M† | $2M† | -$0.03† | $24M† | $31M† |
| Q3 FY2023 2023-10-01 | $176M | $44M | $3M | $7M | $0.06 | — | — |
| Q2 FY2023 2023-07-09 | $173M | $45M | $6M | $7M | $0.21 | — | — |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-07-12
- Cash and equivalents$323M
- Total debtnot shown the filing tags none of the debt lines we read — not evidence of zero debt
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How Cava Group looks technically
Cava Group (CAVA) is trading 19.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 38 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 41.8% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 8% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 19.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -19.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $59.07 | $59.07 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $71.58 | $71.58 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 50.67. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 38 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 38 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 56.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($50.67 to $58.59) — its "stochastic" reading is 86 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 85.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 19 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $98.79 | $98.79 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 41.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -41.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 32.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +32.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 41.8% below its highest point of the past year | 41.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 25 trading days ago | 25 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $172.43 (set on 2024-11-13) | $172.43 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($43.59 to $97.39), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 74% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $62.42 to $64.14. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 74.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 66.7% below its all-time high | -66.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.5% below a resistance level at $58.29 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-09-30, most recently on 2026-02-03. Since 2024-10-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 11 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $29.05 (set on 2023-10-04) | $29.05 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 97.8% above its all-time low | +97.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 8% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 8th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.34 between its high and its low — about 4.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.34 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $50.20 and $57.57 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $50.20 – $53.89 – $57.57 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (19.7% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.76× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 2.0% since the prior reading | +2.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.07 toward buy |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 6 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 6 sessions ago |
| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.1% above the previous close 23 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 49.76 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +3.1% |
| Gap filled | a 2.4% gap up opened on 2026-10-08 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 6 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 10.3 percentage points (the stock gained 11.3% while the market gained 1.0%) | +10.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.2 percentage points (the stock lost 9.5% while the market gained 3.6%) | -13.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 49.5 percentage points (the stock lost 41.0% while the market gained 8.5%) | -49.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 22.3 percentage points (the stock lost 7.8% while the market gained 14.6%) | -22.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought), trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 7.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 8.3% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -7.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 19% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $71.32 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 196 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -19.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-11 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $58.48 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 50 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.8% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CAVA last closed at $57.45 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 11 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $58.29 | Resistance | 1.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-30 to 2026-02-03 |
| $55.58 | Support | 3.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-12-04 to 2026-10-02 |
| $60.74 | Resistance | 5.7% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-17 to 2026-08-11 |
| $62.03 | Resistance | 8.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-17 to 2025-12-24 |
| $50.94 | Support | 11.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-10 to 2026-10-12 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $50.67.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $56.45 and $60.03 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close below $50.67.
This reading has stood for 2 trading days, since 2026-10-19.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Trading below the 50-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.82 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 24 analysts
- Mean price target$83.67 range $18.00 – $110.00; median $85.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CAVA
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.1249 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-21
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00123 (+1.0%) from $0.1237, on 2026-09-16, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward22% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["The company's ability to successfully open new restaurant locations and achieve profitability in new markets.","Dependence on high-quality food supply chains and potential for food safety incidents.","Intense competition in the fast-casual restaurant industry."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CAVA's 10-Q filed 2026-08-12 against the prior one filed 2026-05-20.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-12) reports 476 CAVA Restaurants as of July 12, 2026; older filing (2026-05-20) reported 459 as of April 19, 2026.
- Newer filing includes Twelve Weeks Ended and Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended periods; older filing includes only Sixteen Weeks Ended periods.
- Newer filing includes a General and administrative expenses narrative noting a partial offset from costs associated with the CAVA Connect conference in the prior year quarter; this offset language is not present in the older filing.
- Newer filing includes a Pre-opening costs narrative stating the increase was primarily driven by new restaurant growth; older filing attributed the increase to a higher volume of new CAVA restaurants under construction.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-20) includes an Impairment and asset disposal costs narrative attributing the increase primarily to impairment charges related to certain operating lease assets and property and equipment, net; this narrative is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing includes an Interest income, net narrative explaining the decrease was due to lower interest rates on investments in fixed income debt securities and money market funds; this narrative is not present in the newer filing.
- Older filing reports 92 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings during or subsequent to the sixteen weeks ended April 20, 2025 in the Depreciation and amortization narrative; newer filing reports 94 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings during or subsequent to the twelve weeks ended July 13, 2025.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing states 'the Company operated 476 fast-casual CAVA Restaurants' as of July 12, 2026; older filing states 'the Company operates 459 fast-casual CAVA Restaurants' as of April 19, 2026.
- Newer filing General and administrative expenses narrative adds 'the timing of our CAVA Connect conference in the prior year quarter' and 'the timing of performance-based incentive compensation' as factors in the percentage-of-revenue decrease; older filing cites higher performance-based incentive compensation as a driver of the increase without these timing references.
- Newer filing Depreciation and amortization narrative references '94 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings'; older filing references '92 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings'.
- Newer filing Pre-opening costs narrative contains an incomplete/truncated sentence ('The increase in pre-openi') while older filing attributes the increase to a higher volume of new CAVA restaurants under construction.
- Notes:
- The newer filing excerpt appears truncated in the Pre-opening costs section ('The increase in pre-openi'), limiting full comparison of that narrative.
- The newer and older filings cover different reporting periods (twelve and twenty-eight weeks vs. sixteen weeks), so financial figures are not directly comparable between the two documents.
- Only partial MD&A text was provided for both filings, so changes outside the provided excerpts are not assessed.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-12) states that during the twelve weeks ended July 12, 2026, no directors or officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-12) includes Exhibit 10.2, Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan, incorporated by reference to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2026.
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-12) includes Exhibit 10.3, Form of Indemnification Agreement, incorporated by reference to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2026.
- Removed:
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-20) disclosed the adoption of Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements by Kelly Costanza on February 26, 2026 covering up to 31,006 shares of common stock, and by Tricia Tolivar on March 6, 2026 covering up to 45,000 shares of common stock.
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-20) included a section 'Departure of Directors or Certain Officers...' describing a May 15, 2026 Separation Agreement and General Release with Kenneth R. Bertram.
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-20) included Exhibit 10.2, Form of Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, filed therewith.
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-20) included Exhibit 10.3, Amended and Restated Offer of Employment between CAVA Group, Inc. and Doug Thompson, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Form 10-K filed on February 25, 2026.
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-20) included Exhibit 10.4, Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement dated March 20, 2026, incorporated by reference to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 25, 2026.
- Reworded:
- Item 5 heading: Newer filing (filed 2026-08-12) states 'During the twelve weeks ended July 12, 2026, no directors or officers...' whereas older filing (filed 2026-05-20) states 'During the sixteen weeks ended April 19, 2026, the following directors or officers... adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement'.
- Exhibit 10.1 description: Newer filing (filed 2026-08-12) describes the Separation Agreement as incorporated by reference to the Form 10-Q filed May 20, 2026, whereas older filing (filed 2026-05-20) described it as filed therewith (with execution date May 15, 2026 in both).
- Signature page date: Newer filing (filed 2026-08-12) is signed as of August 11, 2026, whereas older filing (filed 2026-05-20) is signed as of May 19, 2026.
- Notes:
- The provided source texts include content beyond the Risk Factors section (Items 2-6, signature pages). Changes outside Item 1A are reported as they appeared in the provided excerpts, but only the Item 1A Risk Factors language itself is identical between the two filings.
- Filing dates used for attribution are the filed dates as provided in the prompt, not the signature dates.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
2 open-market purchases and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 6 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-162 buys ($482340) · 0 sells — 2 buying insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-166 buys ($1M) · 13 sells ($279M) — 2 buying, 7 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-15. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding CAVA as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 22,082,440
- Reported value $1,733,110,576
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
CAVA had 15,845,433 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CAVA had 13.6% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 15,845,433
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 13.6%
- Prior settlement (shares) 14,689,351
- Reported change 7.87%
- Days to cover (reported) 4
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
- Sweetgreen (SG)
- Shake Shack (SHAK)
- Panera Bread
- CAVA (legacy Zoes Kitchen brand)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Cava Group (CAVA) do?
Cava Group is a rapidly growing Mediterranean restaurant brand that operates a chain of fast-casual restaurants. The company focuses on customizable bowls, pitas, and salads, utilizing fresh, high-quality Mediterranean-inspired ingredients.
What sector is Cava Group (CAVA) in?
Cava Group (CAVA) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Restaurants. It trades on NYSE.
Who are Cava Group's (CAVA) competitors?
Notable peers of Cava Group (CAVA) include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Sweetgreen, Shake Shack, Panera Bread and CAVA (legacy Zoes Kitchen brand). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Cava Group (CAVA) overbought or oversold right now?
Cava Group (CAVA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CAVA come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.