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

CAVA revenue rises 28.2% to $328.5 million; raises 2025 adjusted EBITDA outlook

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

CAVA Group reported fiscal first-quarter 2025 results for the 16 weeks ended April 20, 2025, with restaurant revenue up 28.2% and net income more than doubling to $25.7 million. The company also raised its fiscal 2025 guidance for adjusted EBITDA to $152.0 million to $159.0 million and for net new restaurant openings to 64 to 68.

Key points

  • CAVA restaurant revenue was $328.5 million, up 28.2% from $256.3 million, with same restaurant sales growth of 10.8%.
  • Net income was $25.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared with $14.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net income included a $10.7 million income tax benefit related to equity-based compensation.
  • Restaurant-level profit margin was 25.1%, compared with 25.2% a year earlier, as input costs and wage investments offset higher sales.
  • Fiscal 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $152.0 million to $159.0 million from $150.0 million to $157.0 million on May 15, 2025.

The filing

CompanyCava (CAVA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 15, 2025, 4:16 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-025930

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 May 15, 2025.

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