Cava (CAVA) FCF Margin (2022 - 2025)
Cava (CAVA) reported FCF Margin of 1.04% for Q4 2025, up 0.11 percentage points from 0.93% a year earlier and up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cava (CAVA) FCF Margin (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cava posted FCF Margin of 2.22%, down 3.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a four-year change of +12.80 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 5.49% in FY2024 (+11.21 pp), -5.72% in FY2023 (+11.67 pp), -17.39% in FY2022 (-6.81 pp) and -10.58% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -24.33% in Q4 2022 and a high of 9.73% in Q2 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.99 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 20.25 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 9.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2025 came in at 0.47% (Q3 2025), 6.84% (Q2 2025) and 0.81% (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 26.79% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 14.49% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 18.76% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 13.84% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 3.09% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 4.85% |
| 10 | Cava | 6.47 Bn | 4.86 Bn | 95.58 Mn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -24.33% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -13.98% |
API Access
Cava FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CAVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CAVA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CAVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();