Growth Metrics

Cava (CAVA) Share-based Compensation (2022 - 2025)

Cava recorded quarterly Share-based Compensation of $3.5 million in Q4 2025, up 5.47% quarter-over-quarter from $3.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 5.63% year-over-year from $3.7 million in Q4 2024.

Cava's Share-based Compensation history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 5.63% year-over-year to $3.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $15.2 million (up 11.99% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $15.2 million, up 11.99% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $3.5 million for Q4 2025 at Cava, up from $3.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $4.5 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $928000.0 in Q2 2023.
  • A 4-year average of $2.9 million and a median of $3.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • On a YoY basis, Share-based Compensation climbed as much as 330.5% in 2024 and fell as far as 5.94% in 2024.
  • Cava's Share-based Compensation stood at $965000.0 in 2022, then soared by 263.32% to $3.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 4.39% to $3.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 5.63% to $3.5 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $3.5 million, $3.3 million, and $4.0 million for Q4 2025, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 3.45 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 3.45 Mn
Oct 5, 2025 3.28 Mn
Oct 5, 2025 3.28 Mn
Jul 13, 2025 4.02 Mn
Jul 13, 2025 4.02 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 4.48 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 4.48 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 3.66 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 3.66 Mn
Oct 6, 2024 2.99 Mn
Oct 6, 2024 2.99 Mn
Jul 14, 2024 2.95 Mn
Jul 14, 2024 2.95 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 4.00 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.51 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 3.18 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 3.18 Mn
Jul 9, 2023 1.74 Mn
Jul 9, 2023 1.74 Mn
Apr 16, 2023 928,000.00
Apr 16, 2023 928,000.00
Dec 25, 2022 965,000.00
Dec 25, 2022 965,000.00
Oct 2, 2022 1.10 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 1.10 Mn