Cava (CAVA) FCF Margin (2022 - 2025)

Cava (CAVA) reported FCF Margin of 1.04% for Q4 2025, up 11.0% on a YoY basis from 0.94% in Q4 2024, and up 122.15% sequentially from 0.47% in Q4 2025.

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

Cava (CAVA) has 4 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 1.04% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Margin rose 11.0% year-over-year to 1.04%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 2.22% (down 327.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.22%, down 327.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin advanced to 1.04% in Q4 2025, from 0.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 34.07% in Q4 2022 to a low of 75.83% in Q4 2022.
  • A 4-year average of 2.38% and a median of 0.87% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 7175 bps in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 3926 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing CAVA's FCF Margin over 4 years: stood at 75.83% in 2022, then jumped by 95 bps to 4.08% in 2023, then jumped by 123 bps to 0.93% in 2024, then advanced by 12 bps to 1.04% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CAVA's FCF Margin at 1.04% in Q4 2025, 0.47% in Q4 2025, and 6.84% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 10.19%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.93%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 13.96%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.97%
10 Cava 7.32 Bn 6.93 Bn -345.41 Mn 1.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 1.04%
Oct 5, 2025 0.47%
Jul 13, 2025 6.84%
Apr 20, 2025 0.81%
Dec 29, 2024 0.93%
Oct 6, 2024 9.59%
Jul 14, 2024 9.73%
Apr 21, 2024 1.81%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.08%
Oct 1, 2023 -5.19%
Jul 9, 2023 -6.91%
Apr 16, 2023 -6.61%
Dec 25, 2022 -75.83%
Oct 2, 2022 34.07%