Cava: After A 60% Fall, Trades At 100x Earnings [Seeking Alpha]
CAVA Group, Inc. (CAVA)
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Recent results showed slowing growth: Q3 revenue up 19.9%, same-store sales up 1.9%, and restaurant margins dropping to 24.6%. Management has reset 2025 guidance to 3%–4% same-restaurant sales growth and 24.4%–24.8% margins, reflecting more conservative expectations. I maintain a "Hold" rating on CAVA, as valuation remains stretched and upside relies on momentum rather than fundamentals. Schroptschop/E+ via Getty Images Cava Group, Inc. ( CAVA ), one of the hottest stocks in the market in 2024, is capping off quite a terrible 2025, with a 50% decline year-to-date. Business-wise, things have been much more stable than the nearly This article was written by Analyst's Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha).
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- Is Analyst Support Amid Margin Strain and Rapid Expansion Altering The Investment Case For CAVA Group (CAVA)? [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) was upgraded by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation to a "strong-buy" rating.MarketBeat
CAVA
Earnings
- 11/4/25 - Miss
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Sec Filings
- 12/17/25 - Form 4
- 11/28/25 - Form 4
- 11/26/25 - Form 144
- CAVA's page on the SEC website