Cava (CAVA) Operating Margin (2021 - 2025)

Cava's (CAVA) annual Operating Margin came in at 4.69% in FY2025, up 4.75% year-over-year from 4.47% in FY2024.

Cava (CAVA) Operating Margin (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cava has disclosed Operating Margin across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 4.69% for FY2025.

  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 1.02%, down 72.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 4.69% (up 21.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.69%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 4.69% for FY2025 at Cava, up from 4.47% in the prior year.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 4.69% in FY2025 to a low of 10.59% in FY2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 0.65% (2023), against an average of 2.27%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin fell 5 bps in 2022 and soared 1124 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Cava's Operating Margin stood at 10.55% in 2021, then decreased by 0 bps to 10.59% in 2022, then jumped by 106 bps to 0.65% in 2023, then surged by 590 bps to 4.47% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 4.69% in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.69% (FY2025), 4.47% (FY2024), and 0.65% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Yr)
1 Starbucks 116.50 Bn 114.81 Bn 9.40 Bn -
2 Yum Brands 42.44 Bn 41.76 Bn 1.38 Bn -
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 40.63 Bn 39.76 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.63 Bn 26.17 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 24.42 Bn 24.18 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.41 Bn 13.98 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.06 Bn 10.87 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.50 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -
9 Cava 10.23 Bn 9.84 Bn 797.57 Mn 4.69%
10 Dutch Bros 8.24 Bn 8.21 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 4.69%
Dec 29, 2024 4.47%
Dec 31, 2023 0.65%
Dec 25, 2022 -10.59%
Dec 26, 2021 -10.55%