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

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

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

Cava (CAVA) has 4 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at -$4.5 million in Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 148.2% year-over-year to -$4.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Oct 2025 stood at $6.8 million (down 54.84% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was $24.6 million, up 693.11% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation declined to -$4.5 million in Q3 2025, from $4.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $9.3 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$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.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 766.27% in 2024 and plunged 148.2% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAVA's Share-based Compensation over 4 years: stood at -$1.9 million in 2022, then sank by 42.5% to -$2.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 348.14% to $6.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 165.79% to -$4.5 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows CAVA's Share-based Compensation at -$4.5 million in Q3 2025, $4.5 million in Q2 2025, and $6.8 million in Q4 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -65.90 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 48.00 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 8.25 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn
10 Cava 7.32 Bn 6.93 Bn -345.41 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 13, 2025 -4.48 Mn
Jul 13, 2025 -4.48 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 4.48 Mn
Apr 20, 2025 4.48 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 6.81 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 6.81 Mn
Oct 6, 2024 497,000.00
Oct 6, 2024 497,000.00
Jul 14, 2024 9.30 Mn
Jul 14, 2024 9.30 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 8.04 Mn
Apr 21, 2024 8.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.75 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