Growth Metrics

Cava (CAVA) Operating Income (2022 - 2025)

Cava recorded quarterly Operating Income of $2.8 million in Q4 2025, down 83.59% quarter-over-quarter from $17.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 28.94% year-over-year from $4.0 million in Q4 2024.

Cava's Operating Income history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.8 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Income fell 28.94% year-over-year to $2.8 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $55.3 million (up 28.22% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $55.3 million, up 28.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at $2.8 million for Q4 2025 at Cava, down from $17.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $19.6 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$19.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 4-year average of $4.2 million and a median of $4.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income jumped 510.88% in 2024 and fell 28.94% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Cava's Operating Income stood at -$19.3 million in 2022, then soared by 91.82% to -$1.6 million in 2023, then surged by 350.19% to $4.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 28.94% to $2.8 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered $2.8 million, $17.1 million, and $19.6 million for Q4 2025, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 828.10 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 644.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 397.06 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 606.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 406.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 447.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 146.34 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 230.36 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.81 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 34.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 2.81 Mn
Oct 5, 2025 17.12 Mn
Jul 13, 2025 19.65 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 15.71 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 3.95 Mn
Oct 6, 2024 13.77 Mn
Jul 14, 2024 16.14 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 9.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.58 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 2.80 Mn
Jul 9, 2023 5.76 Mn
Apr 16, 2023 -2.25 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 -19.31 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 -12.23 Mn
Jul 10, 2022 -8.34 Mn