CAVA vs RSTRF vs DPZ Stock Comparison

Cava, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 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
1 win
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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 8, Dominos Pizza 2, Cava 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAVARSTRFDPZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.05B $16.93B $10.31B RSTRF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 99.1x 9.9x 16.9x RSTRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.0x — 17.6x DPZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +6.5% +4.5% CAVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 17.5% 12.0% RSTRF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 85.1% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 4.3x RSTRF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.49% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% +7.2% -24.5% RSTRF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.4%/yr -8.2%/yr RSTRF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 25.4% 32.2% RSTRF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 60/100 53/100 RSTRF

Percentile Scorecard

CAVARSTRFDPZ

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

AxisCAVARSTRFDPZ
Valuation 2 #49 of 50 61 #20 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 91 #5 of 47 61 #19 of 47 37 #30 of 47
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 73 #13 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 51 36 #33 of 51 14 #44 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 69 #11 of 33 78 #8 of 33
Overall 58 60 53
  • CAVA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • RSTRF 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

PeriodCAVARSTRFDPZSPY
1 month -0.2%-0.5%+7.2% -0.8%
3 months -20.2%+1.8%-8.8% +3.5%
6 months -45.3%-5.8%-6.6% +7.0%
Year to date -12.3%+7.0%-24.8% +12.2%
1 year -19.0%+7.2%-24.5% +13.0%
3 years +62.8%+10.7%-8.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%+3.4%-2.7% +23.1%
5 years —+18.4%-34.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+3.4%-8.2% +11.0%
10 years —+57.7%+90.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.7%+6.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAVARSTRFDPZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%25.4%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%71.4%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.110.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.28-0.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-27.5%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.1%-14.4%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $97.39$86.00$438.42 $779.14
52-week low $43.59$68.05$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.

MultipleCAVARSTRFDPZ
P/E now vs peer median 98.4xmedian 20.5x 9.9xmedian 20.5x 17.0xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 13.3x 9.9xmedian 13.3x 13.7xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.5x 10.4xmedian 17.5x 16.2xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x -2.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 1.07 1.90median 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 monthsCAVARSTRFDPZ
Revenue $1.22B $9.70B $5.07B
Gross profit $301.99M $5.24B $2.03B
Operating income $66.42M $2.61B $999.84M
Net income $61.05M $1.70B $609.38M
Free cash flow – $1.63B $635.69M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $5.06 $18.40
Cash & equivalents $322.76M $1.06B $229.04M
Total debt – $13.29B $4.89B
Shares (diluted) 118.38M 336.00M 33.11M
Enterprise value $4.45B $12.49B $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
MetricCAVARSTRFDPZ
P/E 98.4x 9.9x 17.0x
P/FCF – 10.4x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.9x 13.6x
P/S 4.9x 1.7x 2.0x
P/B 7.2x 3.1x -2.6x
P/Tangible book 7.2x -3.1x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA 39.8x 9.9x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 84.0x 11.2x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 17.9x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 1.90 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFDPZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 6.5% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 12.7% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 5.1% 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 6.1% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% 22.3% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 11.0% 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% 41.5% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% 4.4% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.6% 41.7% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 5.2% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.9% 4.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.5% 0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFDPZ
Gross margin 24.8% 54.0% 40.0%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 30.3% 21.6%
Operating margin 5.5% 26.9% 19.7%
Pretax margin 6.7% 21.7% 15.4%
Net margin 5.0% 17.5% 12.0%
FCF margin – 16.8% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.6% 15.0%
Return on equity 7.5% 31.8% –
Return on assets 4.3% 6.8% 34.5%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 85.1%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 11.5% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFDPZ
Debt / assets – 53.1% 276.6%
Debt / equity – 2.5x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 8.1x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 78.4% 323.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% 21.6% -223.9%
Interest coverage – 5.1x 5.0x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.47 – 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFDPZ
Dividend yield – 3.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – – 3.6%
Shareholder yield – 3.5% 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.

ConsensusCAVARSTRFDPZ
Forward P/E 101.0xFY2026 – 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 – $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 – +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.0% – +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 – $5.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 – +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.4% – +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAVARSTRFDPZ
Held by institutions 89.4% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 541 – 733
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.7% – +2.4%
Institutions buying 245 – 381
Institutions selling 209 – 288
Buyers to sellers 1.17 – 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.

CAVARSTRFDPZ
CAVA 1.00 0.03 0.15
RSTRF 0.03 1.00 0.10
DPZ 0.15 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAVA, RSTRF and DPZ?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cava (CAVA) $6.05B, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) $16.93B, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAVA, RSTRF and DPZ?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cava (CAVA) 99.1x, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 9.9x, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) is cheapest (Cava (CAVA) 101.0x, 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%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +6.5%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) has the highest net margin (Cava (CAVA) 5.0%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 17.5%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 12.1%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) returned the most: Cava (CAVA) -19.0%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +7.2%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -24.5%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) compounded fastest (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +3.4%/yr, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cava (CAVA) 0.00%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 3.49%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 0.00%. Cava (CAVA) and Dominos Pizza (DPZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) has been the steadiest (Cava (CAVA) 59.5%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 25.4%, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAVA, RSTRF 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, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) leads on 8. 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.