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

Cava's (CAVA) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $2.9 million in Q4 2025, up 35.86% year-on-year from $2.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 109.04% quarter-over-quarter from $1.4 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cava has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 4 years of filings, most recently posting $2.9 million for Q4 2025.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 came in at $2.9 million, up 35.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $26.1 million (down 50.58% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $26.1 million, down 50.58% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $2.9 million for Q4 2025 at Cava, up from $1.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $23.4 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$98.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 4-year median for Free Cash Flow is $2.4 million (2024), against an average of -$4.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 272.47% in 2023 and soared 356.61% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cava's Free Cash Flow stood at -$98.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 92.66% to -$7.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 129.2% to $2.1 million in 2024, then soared by 35.86% to $2.9 million in 2025.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.9 million (Q4 2025), $1.4 million (Q4 2025), and $19.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 64.92 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