Cava (CAVA) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2025)

Cava (CAVA) reported Free Cash Flow of $2.9 million for Q4 2025, up 35.86% on a YoY basis from $2.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 109.04% sequentially from $1.4 million in Q4 2025.

Cava (CAVA) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cava (CAVA) has 4 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $2.9 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 35.86% year-over-year to $2.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $26.1 million (down 50.58% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $26.1 million, down 50.58% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow advanced to $2.9 million in Q4 2025, from $1.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $47.4 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$98.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 4-year average of -$981928.6 and a median of $2.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 119.19% in 2023 and soared 356.61% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAVA's Free Cash Flow over 4 years: stood at -$98.5 million in 2022, then soared by 92.66% to -$7.2 million in 2023, then soared by 129.2% to $2.1 million in 2024, then surged by 35.86% to $2.9 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CAVA's Free Cash Flow at $2.9 million in Q4 2025, $1.4 million in Q4 2025, and $19.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 89.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 227.47 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 166.68 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 27.72 Mn
10 Cava 7.17 Bn 6.78 Bn -345.41 Mn 2.87 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 28, 2025 2.87 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 2.87 Mn
Oct 5, 2025 1.37 Mn
Oct 5, 2025 1.37 Mn
Jul 13, 2025 19.20 Mn
Jul 13, 2025 19.20 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 2.70 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 2.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 2.11 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 2.11 Mn
Oct 6, 2024 23.37 Mn
Oct 6, 2024 23.37 Mn
Jul 14, 2024 22.71 Mn
Jul 14, 2024 22.71 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 4.70 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 4.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -7.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -7.23 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -9.11 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -9.11 Mn