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Cava (CAVA) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Cava Group (CAVA - Free Report) reported $368.44 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 31.3%. EPS of $0.19 for the same period compares to $0.16 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $353.31 million, representing a surprise of +4.28%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.56%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.18.

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:
  • End of period CAVA Restaurants: 476 compared to the 478 average estimate based on seven analysts.
  • CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth: 9% compared to the 7.2% average estimate based on seven analysts.
  • Occupancy as a percentage of CAVA Revenue: 6.3% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 6.5%.
  • New CAVA restaurant openings, including converted Zoes Kitchen locations: 17 compared to the 17 average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Revenue- CAVA Restaurant: $365.43 million compared to the $355.61 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +31.3% year over year.
  • Revenue- Other: $3 million compared to the $2.59 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +26.9% year over year.
  • Restaurant-Level profit- CAVA: $93.81 million versus $92.32 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Restaurant-Level profit- Other: $1.77 million versus $1.68 million estimated by three analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Cava here>>>

Shares of Cava have returned -13.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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