CAVA Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

CAVA Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 116.1%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 33.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 22.2% per year. CAVA Group's return on equity is 8.7%, and it has net margins of 5.9%.

Key information

116.1%

Earnings growth rate

133.1%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth19.5%
Revenue growth rate22.2%
Return on equity8.7%
Net Margin5.9%
Last Earnings Update06 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Why We're Not Concerned About CAVA Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CAVA) Share Price

Dec 31
Why We're Not Concerned About CAVA Group, Inc.'s (NYSE:CAVA) Share Price

CAVA: Excellent Same Store Sales Growth Tempered By Ridiculous Price (Rating Upgrade)

Dec 19

CAVA Group: Insiders Deep Six Their Stock At 200x P/E -- You Should, Too

Dec 11

Chipotle Has A Viable Challenger: CAVA Is Up And Coming

Nov 19

CAVA Group, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 42%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nov 16
CAVA Group, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 42%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

CAVA Group: Don't Be The Last One Dancing When The Music Stops

Nov 13

CAVA Group: Unsupportable Valuation

Oct 24

CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 17
CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

CAVA Group: An Hypothetical Becoming-Chipotle Scenario Reveals Overvaluation (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 23

After Leaping 25% CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Sep 21
After Leaping 25% CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

The Hype Is Justified: Digging Into The CAVA Craze

Aug 21

CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Jul 12
CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Cava Group: Stock-Chasing & Potential Entry Point Catalysts

Jul 01

CAVA Group: Strong Growth But Still Overpriced

Jun 11

CAVA Q1: Strong Chipotle Competitor

May 31

CAVA Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 198% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

May 31
CAVA Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 198% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

CAVA Group: Soaring GenZ Appeal, Questionable Investor Appetite

May 13

CAVA Group: Time To Lock In Gains Here (Ratings Downgrade)

Apr 01

CAVA Group: Outlook Expected To Slow Down

Mar 11

Cava: Making Sense Of The Mediterranean Craze

Feb 28

Capitalizing On The CAVA Craze

Jan 30

CAVA Group: Holding For Now Despite Impressive Growth

Jan 15

We're Not Worried About CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Cash Burn

Jan 10
We're Not Worried About CAVA Group's (NYSE:CAVA) Cash Burn

CAVA Group: Too Many Risks Aren't Priced In

Jan 02

CAVA Group: Satisfying Meal And Compelling Story, But Expensive

Dec 05

CAVA: Beat And Raise Proves The Thesis Is Working

Nov 29

CAVA: The Next Chipotle At An Unreasonably Low Price

Nov 02

CAVA Group: See Plenty Of Downside Ahead, Sell

Oct 26

Chipotle Vs. CAVA: Which Is The Better Buy?

Sep 28

Craving CAVA

Sep 20

CAVA: Getting In For The Long Haul

Aug 23

CAVA Group: The Chipotle Of Mediterranean Cuisine

Aug 14

CAVA Group: Attractive Despite High Valuation

Jul 19

CAVA Group: IPO Feels Like It's 2021 Again

Jun 16

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How CAVA Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CAVA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
06 Oct 24913541290
14 Jul 24845431240
21 Apr 24785291190
31 Dec 23729131170
01 Oct 23681-81110
09 Jul 23645-261060
16 Apr 23608-411000
25 Dec 22564-59890
02 Oct 22551-61860
26 Dec 21500-37730

Quality Earnings: CAVA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CAVA became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CAVA has become profitable over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CAVA has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CAVA has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Hospitality industry (14%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CAVA's Return on Equity (8.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 11:48
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/10/06
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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CAVA Group, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David TarantinoBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays