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CAVA Group, Inc.

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CAVA Group, Inc.

CAVA·NYSE·Trade & Services·CIK 0001639438

CAVA Group, Inc. operates fast-casual CAVA Restaurants, offering authentic Mediterranean cuisine. The company was formed as a Delaware corporation in 2015, with the first CAVA restaurant opening in 2011 in Bethesda, Maryland. As of December 28, 2025, CAVA operates 439 restaurants across 28 states and Washington, D.C. The menu features chef-curated and customizable bowls and pitas, combining taste and health. CAVA centrally produces its dips, spreads, and certain dressing bases for use in its restaurants. Additionally, the company sells its dips, spreads, and prepared dressings in grocery stores. CAVA aims to expand its footprint and multi-channel access, fuel culinary innovation, and consistently express its concept across brand properties. It also focuses on developing personal relationships with guests by leveraging its digital ecosystem for personalized communication, deepening connections through enhanced loyalty offerings, and creating a cohesive physical and digital journey.

CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 17 items for CAVA at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-18, rated 7/10. Across its 17 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CAVA spans 8-K, 4, 144, 10-Q.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CAVA Launches $100M Buyback, Signaling Cash Confidence
  • CAVA Beats Q2, Plans Las Vegas and Bay Area Expansion, Shares Jump 11%
  • CAVA Q2: 9% Same-Store Sales, 31% Revenue Growth, Guidance Reaffirmed
  • Cava Q2 Sales Jump 9%, Beating Estimates Despite Food Safety Fears
  • Director Group Sells $270.9M in CAVA Stock

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 28, 2025
Revenue
$1.18B
Net Income
$63.74M
Diluted EPS
$0.54
Op. Cash Flow
$184.84M
Free Cash Flow
$26.14M
Operating Income
$55.28M
Cash & Equivalents
$282.92M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
5.4%
Shares Outstanding
116.13M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-24 · accession 0001628280-26-011296

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.20 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 14,689,351 shares in CAVA as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 11.9% increase from the prior period — about 4.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 68.8% of CAVA volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)14,689,351 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 11.9%
Days to cover4.20 at avg daily volume of 3,494,536
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)68.8% of 1,117,031 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume65.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$54.35 -0.06% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-11 $43.41 – $98.79
Market cap
$6.36B
Volume
2.8M (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 3.3M
Live data · 2026-10-04 21:31 UTC · Market closed

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CAVA
Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $51.22
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: +$3.13 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Aug 12, 2026, 7:07 AM EDT
Source: Benzinga
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $72.15
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$17.80 (-25%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Aug 11, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $62.20
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$7.85 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Aug 11, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $61.06
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$6.71 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Jun 17, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $87.80
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$33.45 (-38%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Jun 15, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $89.33
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$34.98 (-39%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
May 21, 2026, 3:14 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $80.30
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$25.95 (-32%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
May 19, 2026, 6:07 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $83.67
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$29.32 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
May 19, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $82.85
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$28.50 (-34%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
May 19, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $83.80
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$29.45 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
May 19, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $79.00
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$24.65 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Mar 25, 2026, 1:54 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $80.65
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$26.30 (-33%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Mar 02, 2026, 4:35 PM EST
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $78.49
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$24.14 (-31%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Feb 26, 2026, 4:13 PM EST
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $84.03
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$29.68 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Feb 24, 2026, 6:08 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $74.30
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$19.95 (-27%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Feb 24, 2026, 4:12 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $73.25
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$18.90 (-26%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
CAVA
Jan 12, 2026, 4:10 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $70.22
Real-time Price: $54.35 info
Change: -$15.87 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $6.355B info
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