CAVA vs QSR Stock Comparison

Cava and Restaurant Brands International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAVA Cava Group, Inc.
$51.50 -0.2% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.02B
P/E
98.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 6, Cava 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAVAQSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.02B $25.84B QSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 98.6x 20.3x QSR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.0x 18.8x QSR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +6.5% CAVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 13.1% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% +10.4% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.7%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 25.0% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 52/100 CAVA

Percentile Scorecard

CAVAQSR

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

AxisCAVAQSR
Valuation 2 #49 of 50 43 #29 of 50
Growth 91 #5 of 47 63 #18 of 47
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 67 #16 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 51 30 #36 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 56 #15 of 33
Overall 58 52
  • CAVA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAVAQSRSPY
1 month -0.2%+3.9% -0.8%
3 months -20.2%+0.0% +3.5%
6 months -45.3%-5.6% +7.0%
Year to date -12.3%+9.1% +12.2%
1 year -19.0%+10.4% +13.0%
3 years +62.8%+13.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%+4.2% +23.1%
5 years —+31.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+5.7% +11.0%
10 years —+72.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+5.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAVAQSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%25.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.1%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $97.39$81.67 $779.14
52-week low $43.59$65.69 $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.

MultipleCAVAQSR
P/E now vs peer median 98.4xmedian 20.5x 20.4xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.1x 2.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 13.3x 13.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.5x 15.9xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 3.1x 4.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 1.07 2.70median 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 monthsCAVAQSR
Revenue $1.22B $9.70B
Gross profit $301.99M $5.24B
Operating income $66.42M $2.61B
Net income $61.05M $1.70B
Free cash flow – $1.63B
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $2.77
Cash & equivalents $322.76M $1.06B
Total debt – $13.29B
Shares (diluted) 118.38M 460.00M
Enterprise value $4.42B $21.40B

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
MetricCAVAQSR
P/E 98.4x 20.4x
P/FCF – 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x
P/S 4.9x 2.7x
P/B 7.2x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 7.2x -4.7x
EV/EBITDA 39.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 84.0x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 2.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAVAQSR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% 41.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.6% 47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 7.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAVAQSR
Gross margin 24.8% 54.0%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 30.3%
Operating margin 5.5% 26.9%
Pretax margin 6.7% 21.7%
Net margin 5.0% 13.1%
FCF margin – 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.6%
Return on equity 7.5% 31.8%
Return on assets 4.3% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 12.1%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAVAQSR
Debt / assets – 53.1%
Debt / equity – 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x
Debt / FCF – 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 78.4%
Equity / assets 56.1% 21.6%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.47 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAVAQSR
Dividend yield – 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.5%
Shareholder yield – 3.9%
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.

ConsensusCAVAQSR
Forward P/E 101.0xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.0% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.4% -10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAVAQSR
Held by institutions 89.4% 92.2%
Institutions holding 541 575
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.7% +6.5%
Institutions buying 245 319
Institutions selling 209 165
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.93

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.

CAVAQSR
CAVA 1.00 0.26
QSR 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAVA and QSR?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cava (CAVA) $6.02B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAVA and QSR?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cava (CAVA) 98.6x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is cheapest (Cava (CAVA) 101.0x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.8x). 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%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Cava (CAVA) 5.0%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Cava (CAVA) -19.0%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +10.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Cava (CAVA) 59.5%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CAVA and QSR move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.26, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CAVA and QSR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads on 6. 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.