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Cava Group
Guidance from Cava Group’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Aug 11, 2026
Data checked
Aug 11, 2026
What changed in the Aug 11, 2026 release
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 19, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiterated | Adjusted EBITDA | for FY2026 | “$181.0 to $191.0 million” | “$181.0 to $191.0 million” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit Margin | for FY2026 | “23.7% to 24.3%” | “23.7% to 24.3%” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings | for FY2026 | “75 to 77” | “75 to 77” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Pre-opening costs | for FY2026 | “$22.0 to $22.5 million” | “$22.0 to $22.5 million” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Same Restaurant Sales | for FY2026 | “4.5% to 6.5%” | “4.5% to 6.5%” | Filing ↗ |
Show 1 item not restated in this release
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not restated | Restaurant count target | for FY2032 | “1,000” | — | Filing ↗ |
Current guidance
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
Current fiscal year
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | “$181.0 to $191.0 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 24, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit Margin | “23.7% to 24.3%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 24, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings | “75 to 77” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 24, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Pre-opening costs | “$22.0 to $22.5 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 24, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Same Restaurant Sales | “4.5% to 6.5%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 24, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
Next year and medium term
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant count target | “1,000” | for FY2032 | Company-defined | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
How one item moved
Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings, for FY2025 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
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Get this for your own peer set — Peer Guidance Briefing, $3,000.
Full history
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2032 | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA | — | 3 statements | 4 statements | 1 statement |
| CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit Margin | — | 3 statements | 4 statements | 1 statement |
| CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth | — | — | 4 statements | 1 statement |
| Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings | — | 3 statements | 4 statements | 1 statement |
| New restaurant class AUV | — | — | 1 statement | — |
The full record for Cava Group and its Restaurants peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.
Filings
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | FY2026 Q2 | 0001628280-26-055709 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | FY2026 Q1 | 0001628280-26-036461 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | FY2025 Q4 | 0001628280-26-011087 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 4, 2025 | FY2025 Q3 | 0001628280-25-048864 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
| Aug 12, 2025 | FY2025 Q2 | 0001639438-25-000006 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 15, 2025 | FY2025 Q1 | 0001628280-25-025930 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 25, 2025 | FY2024 Q4 | 0001628280-25-007750 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 12, 2024 | FY2024 Q3 | 0001628280-24-047200 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
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