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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cava (CAVA)

CAVA Q4 revenue rose 28.3% to $225.1 million; net income $78.6 million incl. tax benefit

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

CAVA reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2024 results, with revenue, net income and adjusted EBITDA all higher than in the prior year. Fourth-quarter net income of $78.6 million includes an $80.1 million benefit from releasing a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and excluding it, adjusted net income was $6.5 million. The company also gave fiscal 2025 guidance for adjusted EBITDA of $150.0 million to $157.0 million.

Key points

  • Fourth-quarter CAVA Revenue rose 28.3% to $225.1 million; fiscal 2024 CAVA Revenue rose 33.1% to $954.3 million
  • Fiscal 2024 net income was $130.3 million versus $13.3 million in fiscal 2023; excluding the VA Release, adjusted net income was $50.2 million
  • Fiscal 2025 guidance: adjusted EBITDA of $150.0 million to $157.0 million and CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth of 6.0% to 8.0%, compared with 13.4% in fiscal 2024

The filing

CompanyCava (CAVA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 25, 2025, 4:38 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-007750

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 25, 2025.

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