Cava (CAVA) EBT Margin (2022 - 2025)

Cava (CAVA) reported EBT Margin of 2.21% for Q4 2025, down 119.0% on a YoY basis from 11.64% in Q4 2024, and down 68.74% sequentially from 7.07% in Q4 2025.

Cava (CAVA) EBT Margin (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cava (CAVA) has 4 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 2.21% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, EBT Margin fell 119.0% year-over-year to 2.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 6.0% (down 21.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.0%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin declined to 2.21% in Q4 2025, from 7.07% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 8.58% in Q3 2024 to a low of 14.48% in Q4 2022.
  • A 4-year average of 1.86% and a median of 3.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin jumped 1601 bps in 2023 and sank 119 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAVA's EBT Margin over 4 years: stood at 14.48% in 2022, then surged by 111 bps to 1.52% in 2023, then soared by 123 bps to 3.4% in 2024, then slumped by 35 bps to 2.21% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CAVA's EBT Margin at 2.21% in Q4 2025, 7.07% in Q4 2025, and 8.45% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.64%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 13.14%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 25.06%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 21.33%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.52%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 13.82%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 14.67%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.81%
10 Cava 7.32 Bn 6.93 Bn -345.41 Mn 2.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 2.21%
Oct 5, 2025 7.07%
Jul 13, 2025 8.45%
Apr 20, 2025 6.13%
Dec 29, 2024 3.40%
Oct 6, 2024 7.35%
Jul 14, 2024 8.58%
Apr 21, 2024 5.50%
Dec 31, 2023 1.52%
Oct 1, 2023 3.91%
Jul 9, 2023 3.81%
Apr 16, 2023 -1.04%
Dec 25, 2022 -14.48%
Oct 2, 2022 -8.56%
Jul 10, 2022 -6.01%