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$72.76 +0.73 (+1.01%)
Market Cap
$8.41B
Shares
116.81M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$72.03 Open$71.07 Day$70.52–72.95 52W close$43.59–97.39 Avg vol 30d3.7M Short int12.9M · 11.0% float · 3.6d Short vol65% Last earningsAug 11, 2026 DataJun 2023–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 12

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 27, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 12, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +1%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −0%
      below
      RSI (14) 56
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 53%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +14%
      trailing
      6-month return −13%
      trailing
      YTD return +23%
      this year
      Relative strength −24%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $72 › 200d $71 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +83 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$276.7M over 90 days · 78% sells
      Short interest Falling
      11.01% of float · ▼ -3.9% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      543 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 66
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +22%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 15%
      expanding
      EPS growth −51%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $26.1M
      Balance sheet $282.9M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 59%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −38%
      past year
      ATR 5.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 11, 2026
      full year 2026
      Same restaurant sales Initiated 4.5% – 6.5%
      CAVA restaurant-level profit margin Initiated 23.7% – 24.3%
      Pre-opening costs Initiated $22M – $22.5M
      Adjusted EBITDA, including the burden of pre-opening costs Non-GAAP Initiated $181M – $191M
      full year
      Equity-based compensation Non-GAAP $22M – $24M
      the rest of the year
      CapEx investments beyond new store development $5M – $10M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 4, 2025
      CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit Margin · fiscal full-year 2025 24.4% – 24.8%
      Pre-opening costs · fiscal full-year 2025 $18M – $19M
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal full-year 2025 $148M – $152M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 5 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −0% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      56 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      53% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $72 › 200d $71 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +83 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$276.7M over 90 days · 78% sells
      Short interest Falling
      11.01% of float · ▼ -3.9% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      543 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $44 Now $72 · 53% Range high $97
      vs 200-day avg +1% vs 50-day avg 0%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Guest Traffic growth 5.3% Fiscal Second Quarter 2026 —
      Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $15.5M Fiscal First Quarter 2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities $64.07M
      -$48.58M Purchases of property and equipment
      = Free Cash Flow $15.48M
      General and administrative expenses, excluding equity-based compensation and executive transitio non-GAAP $43.3M Sixteen Weeks Ended April 19, 2026 —
      Guest Traffic 6.8% Fiscal First Quarter 2026 —
      Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP $63.7M Fiscal Year 2025 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income 63.74M
      +0K Tax benefit from the release of the valuation allowance
      +0K Quarterly allocation of income tax expense, excluding benefit from the release of the valuation allowance
      = Adjusted Net Income 63.74M

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Restaurants — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CAVA
      Cava Group, Inc.
      this stock
      		$8.41B +22.7% +22.4% — 11.0%
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      		 $189.26B -11.9% +3.7% 21.7 1.7%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      		 $118.22B +23.5% +2.8% 60.0 3.4%
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      		 $44.66B -4.6% +5.4% 32.4 3.1%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      		 $41.57B +0.7% +8.8% 19.2 2.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      543
      % held
      97.5%
      Net QoQ
      -8.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      439
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      12.9M
      Days to cover
      3.6d
      Change
      -517.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      65%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      9
      Value
      $588
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      48.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$276.7M
      Buyers / Sellers
      2 / 7
      Buyers Sellers
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $63.7M
      EPS diluted
      $0.54
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      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 12, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $900.0K
      Shares
      10.0K
      Filed
      Jun 18, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 11, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      CAVA Group Reports Second Quarter…
      Published
      Aug 11, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CAVA -0.2% +14.0% -12.7% +10.4% +22.7%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +1.8% +10.6% -23.8% +8.3% +10.9%
      Key facts CIK 1639438 CUSIP 148929102 13F (30d) 476 filings 469 filers Visit website Investor relations

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