CAVA vs RSTRF vs SBUX Stock Comparison

Cava, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership and Starbucks 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
SBUX Starbucks Corp
$102.69 +8.3% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$117.41B
P/E
59.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.34B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Starbucks leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Starbucks 5, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 5, Cava 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAVARSTRFSBUXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.05B $16.93B $117.41B SBUX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 99.1x 9.9x 59.2x RSTRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 101.0x — 41.7x SBUX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +6.5% +4.5% CAVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 17.5% 5.2% RSTRF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.1% 31.4% SBUX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 2.1x SBUX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.49% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% +7.2% +19.3% SBUX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.4%/yr -2.0%/yr RSTRF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 25.4% 27.6% RSTRF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 60/100 34/100 RSTRF

Percentile Scorecard

CAVARSTRFSBUX

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

AxisCAVARSTRFSBUX
Valuation 2 #49 of 50 61 #20 of 50 6 #47 of 50
Growth 91 #5 of 47 61 #19 of 47 17 #39 of 47
Profitability 42 #27 of 46 73 #13 of 46 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 96 #3 of 51 36 #33 of 51 42 #30 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 69 #11 of 33 34 #22 of 33
Overall 58 60 34
  • CAVA ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • RSTRF ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • SBUX ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAVARSTRFSBUXSPY
1 month -0.2%-0.5%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months -20.2%+1.8%-0.9% +3.5%
6 months -45.3%-5.8%+4.9% +7.0%
Year to date -12.3%+7.0%+21.9% +12.2%
1 year -19.0%+7.2%+19.3% +13.0%
3 years +62.8%+10.7%+11.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%+3.4%+3.7% +23.1%
5 years —+18.4%-9.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+3.4%-2.0% +11.0%
10 years —+57.7%+91.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.7%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAVARSTRFSBUXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%25.4%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%71.4%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.110.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.320.280.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-27.5%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.1%-14.4%-5.4% -1.8%
52-week high $97.39$86.00$108.55 $779.14
52-week low $43.59$68.05$79.60 $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.

MultipleCAVARSTRFSBUX
P/E now vs peer median 98.4xmedian 20.5x 9.9xmedian 20.5x 59.0xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 3.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 13.3x 9.9xmedian 13.3x 27.3xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.5x 10.4xmedian 17.5x 32.1xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x -15.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 1.07 1.90median 1.07 -3.07median 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 monthsCAVARSTRFSBUX
Revenue $1.22B $9.70B $38.34B
Gross profit $301.99M $5.24B –
Operating income $66.42M $2.61B $2.98B
Net income $61.05M $1.70B $1.98B
Free cash flow – $1.63B $3.64B
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $5.06 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $322.76M $1.06B $3.45B
Total debt – $13.29B $13.28B
Shares (diluted) 118.38M 336.00M 1.14B
Enterprise value $4.45B $12.49B $105.04B

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
MetricCAVARSTRFSBUX
P/E 98.4x 9.9x 59.0x
P/FCF – 10.4x 32.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.9x 23.5x
P/S 4.9x 1.7x 3.1x
P/B 7.2x 3.1x -15.3x
P/Tangible book 7.2x -3.1x -14.9x
EV/EBITDA 39.8x 9.9x 27.3x
EV/EBIT 84.0x 11.2x 42.6x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF – 17.9x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 1.90 -3.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFSBUX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 6.5% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 12.7% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 5.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% 22.3% -24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 11.0% -17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.6% 41.5% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.8% 4.4% -19.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -56.6% 41.7% -24.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 5.2% -19.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.9% 1.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.5% 61.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFSBUX
Gross margin 24.8% 54.0% –
EBITDA margin 11.5% 30.3% 12.1%
Operating margin 5.5% 26.9% 7.8%
Pretax margin 6.7% 21.7% 8.0%
Net margin 5.0% 17.5% 5.2%
FCF margin – 16.8% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.6% 13.0%
Return on equity 7.5% 31.8% –
Return on assets 4.3% 6.8% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.1% 31.4%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 11.5% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFSBUX
Debt / assets – 53.1% 46.9%
Debt / equity – 2.5x -1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 8.1x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 78.4% 127.1%
Equity / assets 56.1% 21.6% -27.1%
Interest coverage – 5.1x 5.4x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.47 – 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAVARSTRFSBUX
Dividend yield – 3.5% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 3.5% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusCAVARSTRFSBUX
Forward P/E 101.0xFY2026 – 41.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 – $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 – +15.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.0% – +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 – $35.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 – -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.4% – +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAVARSTRFSBUX
Held by institutions 89.4% – 85.6%
Institutions holding 541 – 2,399
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.7% – +4.9%
Institutions buying 245 – 1,096
Institutions selling 209 – 991
Buyers to sellers 1.17 – 1.11

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.

CAVARSTRFSBUX
CAVA 1.00 0.03 0.36
RSTRF 0.03 1.00 0.05
SBUX 0.36 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAVA, RSTRF and SBUX?

Starbucks (SBUX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cava (CAVA) $6.05B, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) $16.93B, Starbucks (SBUX) $117.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAVA, RSTRF and SBUX?

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, Starbucks (SBUX) 59.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Starbucks (SBUX) is cheapest (Cava (CAVA) 101.0x, Starbucks (SBUX) 41.7x). 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%, Starbucks (SBUX) +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%, Starbucks (SBUX) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Starbucks (SBUX) leads (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 12.1%, Starbucks (SBUX) 31.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Starbucks (SBUX) returned the most: Cava (CAVA) -19.0%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +7.2%, Starbucks (SBUX) +19.3%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) compounded fastest (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +3.4%/yr, Starbucks (SBUX) -2.0%/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%, Starbucks (SBUX) 0.00%. Cava (CAVA) and Starbucks (SBUX) 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%, Starbucks (SBUX) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAVA, RSTRF and SBUX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Starbucks (SBUX) 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.