Cava (CAVA) EBIT Margin (2022 - 2025)
Cava's (CAVA) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 1.02% in Q4 2025, down 72.0% year-on-year from 3.65% in Q4 2024, and down 82.56% quarter-over-quarter from 5.86% in Q4 2025.
Cava (CAVA) EBIT Margin (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Cava has disclosed EBIT Margin across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 1.02% for Q4 2025.
- EBIT Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 1.02%, down 72.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 4.69% (up 21.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.69%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin came in at 1.02% for Q4 2025 at Cava, down from 5.86% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 7.0% in Q3 2025 to a low of 14.86% in Q4 2022.
- The 4-year median for EBIT Margin is 1.74% (2024), against an average of 0.64%.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin surged 1397 bps in 2023 and plunged 72 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Cava's EBIT Margin stood at 14.86% in 2022, then surged by 94 bps to 0.89% in 2023, then surged by 295 bps to 1.74% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 1.02% in 2025.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 1.02% (Q4 2025), 5.86% (Q4 2025), and 7.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 114.58 Bn | 112.88 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 42.15 Bn | 41.28 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 42.13 Bn | 41.44 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.46 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 24.75 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 12.15% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.17 Bn | 13.74 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.72 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 20.02% |
| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.02% |
| 10 | Dutch Bros | 8.99 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 7.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.02% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 7.00% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 4.73% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.74% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 5.65% |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 6.91% |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.89% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.59% |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 3.33% |
| Apr 16, 2023 | -1.11% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -14.86% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -8.78% |
| Jul 10, 2022 | -6.13% |