CAVA
Bullish signal
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A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 2.65 · operating margin 6.7%
- Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
- Timing Pulls against a bullish reading. Interesting trend — weekly bias down
ACHAT TOTAL: 6500 titres (~432380 USD)
- Insiders
- Thompson Douglas W.
- Total bought
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$432,380
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $66.52 vs last close $51.58 (-22.5%)
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-08-31
- Liquidity
- Liquid $184,052,981/day · 20d vol
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Thompson Douglas W. | Buy | 6,500 | $66.52 | $432,380 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bullish signalScored 2026-09-25
CAVA shows solid operational momentum with strong liquidity (85) and a credible growth runway supported by its 2026 unit expansion targets, but the catalyst signal is moderate — a single insider buy without cluster…
The first sentence of the analysis written for CAVA on 2026-09-25 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-28 | 2024-12-29 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.4% | 25.1% | 24.7% | 17.4% | 16.4% | |
| Ebit Margin | 6.0% | 6.3% | 4.3% | -2.6% | -6.5% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 12.2% | 12.6% | 10.8% | 5.0% | 2.4% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 6.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | -10.6% | -10.5% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 6.0% | 6.2% | 1.9% | -10.4% | -7.5% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 5.4% | 13.5% | 1.8% | -10.5% | -7.5% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.4% | 13.5% | 1.8% | -10.5% | -7.5% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 5.4% | 13.5% | 1.8% | -10.5% | -7.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.650 | 2.972 | 3.255 | 0.690 | 2.985 | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.595 | 2.914 | 3.203 | 0.629 | 2.914 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.237 | 0.402 | 0.147 | -0.016 | 0.009 | |
| Cash Ratio | 1.739 | 2.760 | 3.049 | 0.464 | 2.713 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 109.018 | 97.825 | 195.364 | -0.986 | -0.857 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -2.106 | 0.234 | -1.944 | 0.076 | 0.000 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -2.106 | 0.234 | -1.944 | 0.076 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 111.037 | 101.382 | 204.667 | -0.986 | -0.857 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -2.181 | 0.239 | -2.037 | 0.076 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 8.924 | 18.324 | 4.777 | -0.130 | -0.082 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.898 | 13.226 | 3.742 | 0.103 | 0.064 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 266.167 | 240.960 | -65.388 | -0.592 | -0.604 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 37.643 | 79.153 | 28.084 | 9.629 | 9.445 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.343 | 0.324 | 0.342 | 0.539 | 0.042 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.598 | 0.544 | 0.589 | -0.702 | -0.039 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.374 | 0.353 | 0.371 | -2.353 | -0.041 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.744 | 1.682 | 1.723 | -1.302 | -0.922 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.452 | 3.799 | 6.633 | 14.748 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.136 | 1.214 | 0.891 | 0.072 | 0.066 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.157 | 0.167 | 0.133 | 0.011 | 0.007 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.141 | 0.328 | -0.430 | -16.278 | -15.626 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 592.638 | 2.486 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -1,271.617 | -10.967 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.396 | 0.425 | 0.289 | 0.019 | 0.221 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.165 | 1.489 | 0.700 | 0.058 | 0.060 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.165 | 1.489 | 0.700 | 0.058 | 0.060 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 49.434 | 105.176 | 34.630 | 11.942 | -7.698 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.4% | ▼-6.7% | ▼-2.0% |
| Ebit Margin | 6.0% | ▼-0.3% | ▲4.5% |
| Ebitda Margin | 12.2% | ▼-0.3% | ▲3.6% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 6.7% | ▲2.2% | ▲8.6% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 6.0% | ▼-0.2% | ▲6.8% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 5.4% | ▼-8.1% | ▲4.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.4% | ▼-8.1% | ▲4.8% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 5.4% | ▼-8.1% | ▲4.8% |
| Current Ratio | 2.650 | ▼-0.322 | ▲0.140 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.595 | ▼-0.320 | ▲0.144 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.237 | ▼-0.165 | ▲0.081 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.739 | ▼-1.021 | ▼-0.406 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 109.018 | ▲11.194 | ▲28.945 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -2.107 | ▼-2.340 | ▼-1.358 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -2.107 | ▼-2.340 | ▼-1.358 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 111.037 | ▲9.655 | ▲27.988 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -2.181 | ▼-2.420 | ▼-1.400 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 8.924 | ▼-9.400 | ▲2.561 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.898 | ▼-7.328 | ▲1.292 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 266.167 | ▲25.207 | ▲178.059 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 37.643 | ▼-41.511 | ▲4.852 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.343 | ▲0.019 | ▲0.025 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.598 | ▲0.054 | ▲0.400 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.374 | ▲0.022 | ▲0.633 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.744 | ▲0.063 | ▲1.159 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.452 | ▲0.653 | ▼-1.474 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.136 | ▼-0.078 | ▲0.461 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.157 | ▼-0.010 | ▲0.062 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.141 | ▼-0.187 | ▲6.514 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▼-119.025 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▲256.517 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.396 | ▼-0.029 | ▲0.126 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.165 | ▼-0.325 | ▲0.470 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.165 | ▼-0.325 | ▲0.470 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 49.434 | ▼-55.743 | ▲10.737 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $6.96B | $12.75B | $2.73B | $58.1M | $32.0M | |
| Enterprise value | $7.14B | $12.76B | $2.73B | $333.7M | -$92.9M | |
| EV / Sales | 6.05x | 13.24x | 3.75x | 0.59x | -0.19x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 38.63x | 79.23x | 28.12x | 55.27x | -27.39x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 273.18x | 241.20x | -65.48x | -3.40x | 1.75x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 49.43x | 105.18x | 34.63x | 11.94x | -7.70x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.27x | 0.10x | 0.05x | 9.86x | -10.35x | |
| Current ratio | 2.65x | 2.97x | 3.25x | 0.69x | 2.98x | |
| Income quality | 2.90x | 1.24x | 7.31x | -0.10x | -0.09x | |
| Graham number | $9 | $12 | $7 | — | — | |
| Graham net-net | -$1 | -$1 | -$1 | -$742 | -$831 | |
| Tax burden | 90.0% | 217.5% | 94.5% | 100.2% | 100.3% | |
| Interest burden | 100.0% | 98.3% | 44.7% | 398.6% | 114.8% | |
| Working capital | $268.4M | $261.5M | $245.9M | -$26.2M | $102.7M | |
| Invested capital | $1.12B | $959.6M | $869.4M | $494.0M | $306.9M | |
| Return on assets | 4.7% | 11.1% | 1.3% | -10.1% | -10.3% | |
| Operating ROA | 6.3% | 4.0% | 0.6% | -12.6% | 0.0% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 4.7% | 11.2% | 1.4% | -10.2% | -10.6% | |
| Return on equity | 8.2% | 18.7% | 2.3% | 13.2% | 9.5% | |
| Return on invested capital | 5.7% | 4.0% | 0.5% | -11.3% | -17.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | 4.2% | 0.5% | -12.0% | -17.0% | |
| Earnings yield | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.5% | -101.5% | -116.7% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.4% | 0.4% | -1.5% | -169.0% | -165.4% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 85.9% | 67.2% | 143.0% | 1727.8% | 1662.6% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 215.4% | 179.2% | 292.6% | 244.2% | 126.9% | |
| Capex / Sales | 13.5% | 11.2% | 19.0% | 18.5% | 11.3% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 11.7% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 12.4% | 13.0% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.1% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2.6% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 6d | 5d | 6d | 5d | 4d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 14d | 13d | 11d | 11d | 12d | |
| Operating cycle | 9d | 9d | 10d | 9d | 8d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -5d | -4d | -2d | -2d | -5d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-45.4%EV / Sales ▼-54.3%EV / EBITDA ▼-53.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-40.597Earnings yield ▼-0.001Graham number ▼-3.383
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.106Return on assets ▼-0.065Return on invested capital ▲+0.017Return on capital employed ▲+0.025Operating ROA ▲+0.023Income quality ▲+1.664Tax burden ▼-1.275
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+0.953Days payables outstanding ▲+1.281Operating cycle ▲+0.528Cash conversion cycle ▼-0.753Capex / Sales ▲+0.022R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.322Net debt / EBITDA ▲+1.165Working capital ▲+6898000.000Invested capital ▲+159461000.000Intangibles / Total assets -0.000
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+21611.5%EV / Sales ▲+3357.2%EV / EBITDA ▲+742.2%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+66.027Earnings yield ▲+1.176
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.013Return on assets ▲+0.150Return on invested capital ▲+0.227Return on capital employed ▲+0.236Operating ROA n/aIncome quality ▲+2.991Tax burden ▼-0.103
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+1.452Days payables outstanding ▲+2.006Operating cycle ▲+1.688Cash conversion cycle ▼-0.317Capex / Sales ▲+0.022R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.335Net debt / EBITDA ▲+11.621Working capital ▲+165747000.000Invested capital ▲+812199000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.023
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
- 2026-09-02 Can CAVA''s 2024 Cohort Support Its Next Phase of Unit Growth? CAVA targets 75-77 net new openings in 2026, with strong restaurant vintages, new-unit productivity and broad-based demand supporting growth.
- 2026-09-01 9,050 Shares in CAVA Group, Inc. $CAVA Acquired by Deutsche Bank AG Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAVA) during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 9,050 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $710,000. Other institutional investors have also recently bought and
- 2026-08-31 Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Purchases New Stake in CAVA Group, Inc. $CAVA Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAVA) in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 63,400 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $4,976,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board owned 0.05%
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- 2026-08-25 How Cava Handles Food Safety Plus, Trump threatens 50% tariff on automobiles and parts from Canada.
- 2026-08-21 How Durable Is CAVA''s 9% Comps Growth Amid Food-Safety Concerns? CAVA''s 9% Q2 comps growth and 5.3% traffic gain highlight resilient demand, while food-safety concerns test near-term sales momentum.
- 2026-08-20 Booking vs. CAVA: Comparing Total Scale and Growth Trajectories in Quarterly Revenue Trends Booking commands a vastly larger revenue base, but CAVA''s growth rate tells a starkly different story over the past eight quarters.
- 2026-08-18 CAVA Stock: Buy or Sell? Cava (CAVA -3.91%) is still in its early expansion phase.
- 2026-08-17 INVESTOR ACTION NOTICE: Moore Law PLLC Encourages Investors in CAVA Group Inc. to Contact Law Firm CAVA Group Inc. (NYSE: CAVA) shareholders should email fletcher@fmoorelaw.com NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What is the Investigation About ? Cava Group founders and board members sold massive quantities of stock while concealing deteriorating business fundamentals.
- 2026-08-17 Should You Buy CAVA as Fast Growth Collides With Premium Valuation? CAVA''s rapid sales and unit growth support its bull case, but a premium valuation and margin pressure raise the execution bar.