Cava (CAVA) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)
Cava's Operating Margin came in at 7.29% for Q2 2026, up 0.29 percentage points from 7.00% a year earlier.
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Cava (CAVA) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 12, 2026, Cava reported Operating Margin of 5.46%, up 0.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.69%, up 0.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a four-year change of +15.24 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 4.47% in FY2024 (+3.83 pp), 0.65% in FY2023 (+11.24 pp), -10.59% in FY2022 (-0.05 pp) and -10.55% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in six of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.10 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 13.97 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 0.72 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 198.28 Bn | 193.10 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 47.02% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 125.06 Bn | 112.69 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 45.39 Bn | 42.27 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 30.20% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 44.51 Bn | 41.01 Bn | - | 13.72% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.33 Bn | 24.70 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 27.56% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 26.09 Bn | 25.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 9.98% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 27.56% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 17.13 Bn | 11.49 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.88 Bn | 12.25 Bn | - | 8.50% |
| 10 | Cava | 7.21 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 95.58 Mn | 7.29% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 7.29% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.02% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 5.86% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 7.00% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 4.73% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.74% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 5.65% |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 6.91% |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.89% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 1.59% |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 3.33% |
| Apr 16, 2023 | -1.11% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | -14.86% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -8.78% |
| Jul 10, 2022 | -6.13% |
API Access
Cava Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=CAVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=CAVA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();