Cava Group (CAVA) reported $280.62 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 20.2%. EPS of $0.16 for the same period compares to $0.17 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $286.56 million, representing a surprise of -2.07%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +23.08%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.13.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Cava performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth: 2.1% compared to the 5.9% average estimate based on eight analysts.
- End of period CAVA Restaurants: 398 compared to the 398 average estimate based on seven analysts.
- New CAVA restaurant openings, including converted Zoes Kitchen locations: 16 versus 14 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Occupancy as a percentage of CAVA Revenue: 6.8% versus 6.9% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenue- CAVA Restaurant: $278.25 million compared to the $284.14 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20.3% year over year.
- Restaurant-Level profit- CAVA: $73.26 million compared to the $74.79 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of Cava have returned -8.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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