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

Cava (CAVA) posted Share-based Compensation of -$4.5 million for Q3 2025, down 200.0% sequentially from $4.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 148.2% YoY from $9.3 million in Q3 2024.

Analysis

Cava (CAVA) Share-based Compensation (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cava has reported Share-based Compensation for 4 years, with the latest figure at -$4.5 million in Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 148.2% year-over-year to -$4.5 million in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Oct 2025 was $6.8 million (down 54.84% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at $24.6 million, up 693.11% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation declined to -$4.5 million in Q3 2025 per CAVA's latest filing, from $4.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $9.3 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$4.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 4-year average of $2.2 million and a median of $1.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Share-based Compensation surged 766.27% in 2024, then slumped 148.2% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Share-based Compensation stood at -$1.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 42.5% to -$2.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 348.14% to $6.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 165.79% to -$4.5 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered -$4.5 million, $4.5 million, and $6.8 million for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q4 2024 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 181.46 Bn 180.64 Bn 6.42 Bn 39.00 Mn
2 Starbucks 119.15 Bn 115.53 Bn 6.49 Bn 71.10 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 47.22 Bn 46.55 Bn 2.35 Bn 6.52 Mn
4 Yum Brands 41.34 Bn 40.66 Bn 1.47 Bn 11.00 Mn
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.92 Bn 26.86 Bn 1.89 Bn 35.00 Mn
6 Darden Restaurants 25.01 Bn 24.79 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.60 Mn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 35.00 Mn
8 Yum China Holdings 15.19 Bn 13.80 Bn 2.22 Bn 13.00 Mn
9 Texas Roadhouse 12.42 Bn 12.22 Bn 1.44 Bn -
10 Cava 7.07 Bn 6.64 Bn 95.58 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 28, 2025 3.45 Mn
Oct 5, 2025 3.28 Mn
Jul 13, 2025 4.02 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 4.48 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 6.81 Mn
Oct 6, 2024 497,000.00
Jul 14, 2024 9.30 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 8.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.51 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 3.18 Mn
Jul 9, 2023 1.30 Mn
Apr 16, 2023 1.37 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 965,000.00
Oct 2, 2022 1.10 Mn