CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Washington, United States | NYSE
97.39 USD
+2.61
(2.754%)
⇧
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:22 p.m. EDT
Despite a narrative-heavy downgrade in recent headlines, the institutional and retail narrative is aggressively bullish on CAVA (CAVA) for the near term. The price action from March lows ($43 range implied by 200DMA and recent recovery) to $94.78 is a massive re-rating. Core signals: 1. Strong Call Gamma accumulation above current price (100 CE); 2. Massive Call volume sees-through; 3. Price +35% above the 200-day average. The 'sell the news' sentiment on seafood launch seems to be a wash based on options positioning. This is a strong steady-strength chart play, though valuations (P/E ~169x) remain a long-term traffic light without attached dividends. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.208798 |
| AutoETS | 0.212565 |
| MSTL | 0.215502 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.236954 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 16.80 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.116 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.02 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 59.802 |
| Revenue per Share | 10.187 |
| Market Cap | 11,334,030,336 |
| Trailing P/E | 180.35 |
| Forward P/E | 135.29 |
| Beta | 2.04 |
| Profit Margins | 5.40% |
| Website | https://cava.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:22 p.m. EDT: Speculators are exhibiting a distinctly bullish-short orientation. In the short-dated April and May expirations, Call volume heavily exceeds Open Interest (OI) at strikes above current price (specifically 86, 89, and 100), indicating aggressive gamma exposure or aggressive underlying ownership at these levels. Conversely, Put activity is concentrated in-the-money with high OI walls below current price (e.g., 80, 88), suggesting a floor is expected, but new Call flow is significantly stronger. Excess kurtosis is negative in price forecasts, suggesting the model sees a fat-placket distribution where extreme moves might have different implications, but the immediate options flow is directional. Front-month IV remains compressed (~0.50-0.60), while further out-terms show rising IV (>0.70), implying a premium for time/passing by risk but current sentiment is keyed upside.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.197909 |
| Address1 | 14 Ridge Square NW |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 172.43 |
| All Time Low | 29.05 |
| Ask | 96.5 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,468,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,379,301 |
| Average Volume | 3,379,301 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,468,080 |
| Beta | 2.042 |
| Bid | 95.75 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 6.714 |
| City | Washington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 97.39 |
| Current Ratio | 2.65 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 97.85 |
| Day Low | 94.51 |
| Debt To Equity | 59.802 |
| Display Name | CAVA |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,771,970,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,771,970,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.94 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.937 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,771,966,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,788,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,788,800 |
| Ebitda | 133,871,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.113479994 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 85.211 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 9.67 |
| Enterprise Value | 11,407,249,408 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.52211 |
| Eps Forward | 0.71988 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 79.8322 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 17.5578 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.21993382 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 19.7909 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 101.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.1100006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.040492617 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 53.98 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2434922 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.41 - 101.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,686,835,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 104,614,301 |
| Forward Eps | 0.71988 |
| Forward P E | 135.28644 |
| Free Cashflow | -20,631,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 13,480 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37422 |
| Gross Profits | 441,448,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.055999998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95362 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 116,377,765 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| 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 | 11,334,030,336 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_291711182 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,766,880,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 63,743,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,416,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 11,334,030,533 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 24 |
| Open | 95.89 |
| Operating Cashflow | 184,840,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01388 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 202 400 2920 |
| Pre Market Change | -1.8899994 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -1.9404511 |
| Pre Market Price | 95.51 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,776,777,482 |
| Previous Close | 94.78 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 186.53157 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 14.50551 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 9.607846 |
| Profit Margins | 0.054029997 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.533 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.61 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.75375 |
| Regular Market Day High | 97.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 94.51 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 94.51 - 97.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 95.89 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 94.78 |
| Regular Market Price | 97.39 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,086,600 |
| Return On Assets | 0.029749999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.08642 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.209 |
| Revenue Per Share | 10.187 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 116,377,765 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1375 |
| Shares Short | 16,000,247 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 16,529,655 |
| Short Name | CAVA Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1457 |
| Short Ratio | 5.11 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | DC |
| Symbol | CAVA |
| Target High Price | 100.0 |
| Target Low Price | 70.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 85.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 85.0 |
| Total Cash | 393,028,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.377 |
| Total Debt | 466,248,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,179,664,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.54 |
| Trailing P E | 180.35184 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 69.1382 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 28.2518 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.40862796 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,086,600 |
| Website | https://cava.com |
| Zip | 20,016 |