CAVA vs MCD vs DPZ Stock Comparison

Cava, Mcdonalds and Dominos Pizza Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAVA Cava Group, Inc.
$54.28 +5.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.90B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$250.64 +7.3% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$182.53B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$309.45 +5.9% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.34B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mcdonalds leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mcdonalds 5, Dominos Pizza 3, Cava 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAVAMCDDPZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.90B $182.53B $10.34B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 113.0x 20.8x 17.0x DPZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 106.4x 18.9x 17.4x DPZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +6.3% +4.5% CAVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 31.7% 12.0% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.9% 85.1% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 4.3x MCD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% -18.2% -24.7% CAVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.4%/yr -8.7%/yr MCD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 19.8% 32.2% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 53/100 CAVA

Percentile Scorecard

CAVAMCDDPZ

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

AxisCAVAMCDDPZ
Valuation 4 #48 of 50 20 #40 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 94 #4 of 47 39 #29 of 47 35 #31 of 47
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 100 #1 of 46 91 #5 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 51 44 #29 of 51 14 #44 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 48 #17 of 32 81 #7 of 32
Overall 59 50 53
  • CAVA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MCD 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

PeriodCAVAMCDDPZSPY
1 month +5.3%+7.3%+5.9% +0.9%
3 months -17.0%-7.7%-14.0% +5.9%
6 months -40.4%-13.6%-6.9% +8.5%
Year to date -7.5%-18.0%-25.8% +13.3%
1 year -12.6%-18.2%-24.7% +12.4%
3 years +71.6%-2.0%-9.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.7%-0.7%-3.1% +23.5%
5 years —+2.1%-36.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+0.4%-8.7% +11.0%
10 years —+123.6%+84.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.4%+6.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCAVAMCDDPZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%19.8%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.3%20.4%33.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.31-0.010.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.92-0.77 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-32.3%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-26.5%-29.4% -0.9%
52-week high $97.39$341.06$438.42 $779.14
52-week low $43.59$230.86$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.

MultipleCAVAMCDDPZ
P/E now vs peer median 103.7xmedian 20.8x 20.2xmedian 20.8x 16.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.1x 6.4xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 13.0x 14.4xmedian 13.0x 13.5xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.6x 24.0xmedian 17.6x 16.0xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 3.2x -173.4xmedian 3.2x -2.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.75median 1.08 4.70median 1.08 2.17median 1.08

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 monthsCAVAMCDDPZ
Revenue $1.22B $27.70B $5.07B
Gross profit $301.99M $24.86B $2.03B
Operating income $66.42M $12.80B $999.84M
Net income $61.05M $8.79B $609.38M
Free cash flow – $7.39B $635.69M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $12.36 $18.40
Cash & equivalents $322.76M $822.00M $229.04M
Total debt – $162.65B $4.89B
Shares (diluted) 118.38M 711.10M 33.11M
Enterprise value $5.29B $177.35B $9.59B

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
MetricCAVAMCDDPZ
P/E 103.7x 20.2x 16.8x
P/FCF – 24.0x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.6x 13.4x
P/S 5.2x 6.4x 2.0x
P/B 7.5x -173.4x -2.6x
P/Tangible book 7.6x -173.4x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA 42.1x 14.4x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 88.9x 16.9x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 7.8x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 29.3x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.1x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.75 4.70 2.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAVAMCDDPZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 6.3% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 4.6% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 5.3% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 4.8% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% 7.3% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 5.2% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% 4.7% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% 3.2% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.6% 5.7% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 4.3% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.0% 0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAVAMCDDPZ
Gross margin 24.8% 89.7% 40.0%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 54.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 5.5% 46.2% 19.7%
Pretax margin 6.7% 40.4% 15.4%
Net margin 5.0% 31.7% 12.0%
FCF margin – 26.7% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.9% 15.0%
Return on equity 7.5% – –
Return on assets 4.3% 14.6% 34.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.9% 85.1%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 22.9% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAVAMCDDPZ
Debt / assets – 66.5% 276.6%
Debt / equity – -39.0x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.4x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 101.7% 323.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% -1.7% -223.9%
Interest coverage – 7.9x 5.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.77 4.60 2.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAVAMCDDPZ
Dividend yield – 3.0% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 3.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.1% 6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusCAVAMCDDPZ
Forward P/E 106.4xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $13.24FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.0% +6.8% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026 $5.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.4% -4.0% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAVAMCDDPZ
Held by institutions 89.4% 74.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 541 3,476 733
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.7% +0.4% +2.4%
Institutions buying 245 1,536 381
Institutions selling 209 1,486 288
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.03 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.

CAVAMCDDPZ
CAVA 1.00 0.19 0.14
MCD 0.19 1.00 0.50
DPZ 0.14 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAVA, MCD and DPZ?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cava (CAVA) $6.90B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $182.53B, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAVA, MCD and DPZ?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cava (CAVA) 113.0x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.8x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) is cheapest (Cava (CAVA) 106.4x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.9x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.4x). 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%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Cava (CAVA) 5.0%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cava (CAVA) returned the most: Cava (CAVA) -12.6%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -18.2%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -24.7%. Over five years, Mcdonalds (MCD) compounded fastest (Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.4%/yr, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cava (CAVA) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 0.00%. Cava (CAVA) and Dominos Pizza (DPZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Cava (CAVA) 59.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.8%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAVA, MCD 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, Mcdonalds (MCD) leads on 5. 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.