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

Cava's (CAVA) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $3.5 million in Q4 2025, down 5.63% year-on-year from $3.7 million in Q4 2024, and up 5.47% quarter-over-quarter from $3.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cava has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 4 years of filings, most recently posting $3.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 came in at $3.5 million, down 5.63% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $15.2 million (up 11.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 4-year median for Share-based Compensation is $3.2 million (2023), against an average of $2.9 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 330.5% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 5.94% in 2024.
  • Cava's Share-based Compensation stood at $965000.0 in 2022, then surged by 263.32% to $3.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 4.39% to $3.7 million in 2024, then fell by 5.63% to $3.5 million in 2025.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $3.5 million (Q4 2025), $3.3 million (Q4 2025), and $4.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn

Historic Data

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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