Cava (CAVA) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026)
Cava (CAVA) posted Return on Capital Employed of 4.69% for Q4 2025, down 4.51% sequentially from 4.91% in Q4 2025, and up 35.0% YoY from 3.48% in Q4 2024.
Cava (CAVA) Return on Capital Employed (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cava has reported Return on Capital Employed for 3 years, with the latest figure at 4.69% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 35.0% year-over-year to 4.69% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 4.69% (up 35.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.02%, up 45.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 4.69% in Q4 2025 per CAVA's latest filing, from 4.91% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 4.91% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 1.5% in Q4 2023.
- A 3-year average of 3.13% and a median of 4.21% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 557 bps in 2024, then soared 35 bps in 2025.
- Over 3 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.54% in 2023, then jumped by 705 bps to 4.35% in 2024, then increased by 8 bps to 4.69% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 4.69%, 4.91%, and 4.8% for Q4 2025, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 5.37% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.69% |
| Oct 5, 2025 | 4.91% |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 4.80% |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 4.66% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 4.35% |
| Oct 6, 2024 | 4.07% |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 2.96% |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -1.50% |