CAVA vs CMG vs DPZ Stock Comparison

Cava, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Dominos Pizza Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAVA Cava Group, Inc.
$51.50 -0.2% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.05B
P/E
99.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$28.42 -9.3% 1M -31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.70B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.42B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$313.32 +7.2% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.31B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dominos Pizza leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Dominos Pizza 4, Chipotle Mexican Grill 3, Cava 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAVACMGDPZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.05B $35.70B $10.31B CMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 99.1x 25.2x 16.9x DPZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.0x 26.6x 17.6x DPZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +7.3% +4.5% CAVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 11.4% 12.0% DPZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 85.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% -31.0% -24.5% CAVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.3%/yr -8.2%/yr CMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 44.9% 32.2% DPZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 64/100 53/100 CMG

Percentile Scorecard

CAVACMGDPZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCAVACMGDPZ
Valuation 2 #49 of 50 25 #38 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 91 #5 of 47 41 #28 of 47 37 #30 of 47
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 91 #5 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 51 64 #19 of 51 14 #44 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 33 78 #8 of 33
Overall 58 64 53
  • CAVA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • DPZ ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCAVACMGDPZSPY
1 month -0.2%-9.3%+7.2% -0.8%
3 months -20.2%-14.4%-8.8% +3.5%
6 months -45.3%-15.5%-6.6% +7.0%
Year to date -12.3%-23.2%-24.8% +12.2%
1 year -19.0%-31.0%-24.5% +13.0%
3 years +62.8%-24.7%-8.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%-9.0%-2.7% +23.1%
5 years —-19.5%-34.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-4.3%-8.2% +11.0%
10 years —+286.1%+90.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.5%+6.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAVACMGDPZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%44.9%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%50.4%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.610.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.69-0.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-59.9%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.1%-30.8%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $97.39$41.06$438.42 $779.14
52-week low $43.59$27.51$283.03 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCAVACMGDPZ
P/E now vs peer median 98.4xmedian 20.5x 25.6xmedian 20.5x 17.0xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.1x 2.9xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 13.3x 16.1xmedian 13.3x 13.7xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.5x 22.9xmedian 17.5x 16.2xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 3.1x 16.3xmedian 3.1x -2.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 1.07 2.25median 1.07 2.19median 1.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCAVACMGDPZ
Revenue $1.22B $12.42B $5.07B
Gross profit $301.99M – $2.03B
Operating income $66.42M $1.82B $999.84M
Net income $61.05M $1.42B $609.38M
Free cash flow – $1.57B $635.69M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $1.11 $18.40
Cash & equivalents $322.76M $228.20M $229.04M
Total debt – – $4.89B
Shares (diluted) 118.38M 1.28B 33.11M
Enterprise value $4.45B $31.68B $9.56B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCAVACMGDPZ
P/E 98.4x 25.6x 17.0x
P/FCF – 22.9x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.5x 13.6x
P/S 4.9x 2.9x 2.0x
P/B 7.2x 16.3x -2.6x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 16.3x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA 39.8x 16.1x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 84.0x 19.4x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 2.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 22.5x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.2x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 2.25 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAVACMGDPZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 7.3% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 10.2% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.3% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% -5.6% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 8.3% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% -7.9% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% 8.4% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.6% -2.8% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 11.4% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.3% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.0% 0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAVACMGDPZ
Gross margin 24.8% – 40.0%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 17.7% 21.6%
Operating margin 5.5% 14.7% 19.7%
Pretax margin 6.7% 15.0% 15.4%
Net margin 5.0% 11.4% 12.0%
FCF margin – 12.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.7% 15.0%
Return on equity 7.5% 61.6% –
Return on assets 4.3% 16.1% 34.5%
Return on invested capital – – 85.1%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 24.2% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAVACMGDPZ
Debt / assets – – 276.6%
Debt / equity – – -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.3x
Debt / FCF – – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 75.2% 323.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% 24.8% -223.9%
Interest coverage – – 5.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.47 5.26 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAVACMGDPZ
Dividend yield – – 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 7.7% 3.6%
Shareholder yield – 7.7% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCAVACMGDPZ
Forward P/E 101.0xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $1.07FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.0% +19.6% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $13.54BFY2026 $5.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.4% +9.7% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAVACMGDPZ
Held by institutions 89.4% 89.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 541 1,197 733
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.7% +0.3% +2.4%
Institutions buying 245 510 381
Institutions selling 209 527 288
Buyers to sellers 1.17 0.97 1.32

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CAVACMGDPZ
CAVA 1.00 0.51 0.15
CMG 0.51 1.00 0.29
DPZ 0.15 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAVA, CMG and DPZ?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cava (CAVA) $6.05B, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $35.70B, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAVA, CMG and DPZ?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cava (CAVA) 99.1x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 25.2x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) is cheapest (Cava (CAVA) 101.0x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.6x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cava (CAVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cava (CAVA) +12.2%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.3%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) has the highest net margin (Cava (CAVA) 5.0%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 11.4%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cava (CAVA) returned the most: Cava (CAVA) -19.0%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -31.0%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -24.5%. Over five years, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) compounded fastest (Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -4.3%/yr, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) has been the steadiest (Cava (CAVA) 59.5%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 44.9%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAVA, CMG and DPZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.