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CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Washington, United States | NYSE
66.94 USD -0.01 (-0.015%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 66.76 -0.18 (-0.177%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:22 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is a battle for control between the $70 support and the $75 resistance. While the statistical forecast model leans slightly negative due to recent noise, this is a weak signal that should be ignored given the company's robust operational reality. Fundamentals tell a different story: revenue is growing at 31%, earnings are up 25%, and the balance sheet remains healthy with a current ratio of 2.48. The market has punished the stock recently, dropping 33% year-over-year, which has created a disconnect between the current price and the intrinsic value supported by growth. Analysts remain bullish with a mean target near $88, implying significant room for recovery. However, the lack of a dividend and the high valuation multiples (over 130x trailing PE) suggest this is a high-beta growth play, not a value investment. The short-term rating is positive because the stock is oversold relative to its growth trajectory, but the long-term rating is capped at 3 stars because the valuation is still stretched and the recent price action shows the market is still digesting the previous year's massive gains before committing to a new trend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.218603
AutoARIMA0.236971
AutoETS0.236973
MSTL0.297716

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 4.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.178
Excess Kurtosis -0.78
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Debt to Equity Ratio 61.899
Revenue per Share 11.823
Market Cap 7,819,007,488
Trailing P/E 119.54
Forward P/E 90.49
Beta 1.75
Profit Margins 4.82%
Website https://cava.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile range-bound scenario rather than a decisive breakout. Call Open Interest is heavily concentrated at the $75 strike, acting as a major resistance wall, while significant Put Open Interest sits at $70 and $50, creating a defined floor. The skew shows elevated implied volatility for deep out-of-the-money puts compared to calls, suggesting a fear of a sharp drop to test the $50 support, yet the volume flow into calls near the $78-$80 strikes indicates active buying of upside potential if the stock clears the $75 ceiling.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.021046162
Address1 14 Ridge Square NW
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 172.43
All Time Low 29.05
Ask 67.06
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,370,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,273,027
Average Volume 3,273,027
Average Volume10Days 2,370,720
Beta 1.75
Bid 67.04
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 5
Book Value 7.202
City Washington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 66.94
Current Ratio 2.483
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 68.4
Day Low 66.31
Debt To Equity 61.899
Display Name CAVA
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,482,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,482,000
Earnings Growth 0.198
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.253
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,478,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,340,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,340,800
Ebitda 160,631,008
Ebitda Margins 0.11691
Enterprise To Ebitda 49.207
Enterprise To Revenue 5.753
Enterprise Value 7,904,150,016
Eps Current Year 0.55009
Eps Forward 0.73971
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.56
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 70.6264
Fifty Day Average Change -3.6864014
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.052195795
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.1046162
Fifty Two Week High 98.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -31.849998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.32240105
Fifty Two Week Low 43.41
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.530003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.54204106
Fifty Two Week Range 43.41 - 98.79
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,686,835,800,000
Float Shares 107,920,751
Forward Eps 0.73971
Forward P E 90.49493
Free Cashflow -721,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 13,480
Fullday Change -0.00999451
Fullday Change Percent -0.0149283
Fullday Price 66.7633
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.37733
Gross Profits 518,425,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.057490002
Held Percent Institutions 0.90032995
Implied Shares Outstanding 116,806,198
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,880,000
Long Business Summary CAVA Group, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants under the CAVA brand in the United States. It also offers dips, spreads, and dressings through grocery stores. In addition, the company provides walk-the-line, online, and mobile ordering platforms. CAVA Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.
Long Name CAVA Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,819,007,488
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_291711182
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,814,400
Net Income To Common 66,251,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,416,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,820,174,956
Number Of Analyst Opinions 24
Open 67.0
Operating Cashflow 220,464,992
Operating Margins 0.0762
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 8.21
Phone 202 400 2920
Post Market Change -0.1767044
Post Market Change Percent -0.2639743
Post Market Price 66.7633
Post Market Time 1,787,961,227
Previous Close 66.95
Price Eps Current Year 121.68918
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 9.294641
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.690984
Profit Margins 0.04822
Quick Ratio 2.361
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.92857
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00999451
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0149283
Regular Market Day High 68.4
Regular Market Day Low 66.31
Regular Market Day Range 66.31 - 68.4
Regular Market Open 67.0
Regular Market Previous Close 66.95
Regular Market Price 66.94
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,495,843
Return On Assets 0.035
Return On Equity 0.083229996
Revenue Growth 0.313
Revenue Per Share 11.823
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 116,806,198
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.109
Shares Short 12,733,415
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 13,382,232
Short Name CAVA Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1157
Short Ratio 3.19
Source Interval 15
State DC
Symbol CAVA
Target High Price 110.0
Target Low Price 18.0
Target Mean Price 84.79167
Target Median Price 90.0
Total Cash 435,599,008
Total Cash Per Share 3.729
Total Debt 520,742,016
Total Revenue 1,373,928,960
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.56
Trailing P E 119.53572
Trailing Peg Ratio 7.9353
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 71.5856
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.6455994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.06489572
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,495,843
Website https://cava.com
Zip 20,016