CAVA Group Reports Strong Q1 Results, Raises Full-Year 2026 Guidance on Accelerated Sales Growth

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CAVA Group announced strong first-quarter 2026 financial results, featuring accelerated same-restaurant sales growth and increased full-year guidance.

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• Strong Q1 2026 Financial Performance

  CAVA Group reported Q1 2026 revenue of $434.4 million, a 32.2% increase year-over-year. Net income was $23.6 million, and Adjusted EBITDA grew 37.6% to $61.7 million.

• Accelerated Same-Restaurant Sales Growth

  Same-restaurant sales increased by 9.7% in Q1 2026, a significant acceleration from the 0.5% reported in Q4 2025, driven by 6.8% guest traffic growth.

• Raised Full-Year 2026 Guidance

  The company updated its fiscal full-year 2026 guidance, raising expected same-restaurant sales to 4.5%-6.5% (from 3.0%-5.0%) and Adjusted EBITDA to $181.0-$191.0 million (from $176.0-$184.0 million).

• Continued Restaurant Expansion

  CAVA opened 20 net new restaurants during the quarter, bringing the total to 459, a 20.2% increase year-over-year, and raised its full-year new restaurant opening guidance to 75-77.

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CAVA Group delivered robust first-quarter results, significantly accelerating same-restaurant sales growth to 9.7% from 0.5% in the prior quarter. This strong performance, driven by increased guest traffic, led the company to raise its full-year 2026 guidance across key metrics including same-restaurant sales and Adjusted EBITDA, indicating strong operational momentum and an improved outlook for the year.