Every material Form 8-K Cava filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
CAVA Group reported fiscal third-quarter 2025 revenue of $292.2 million, up from $243.8 million a year earlier, but net income fell to $14.7 million from $18.0 million. The company also lowered its fiscal full-year 2025 guidance for same restaurant sales growth, restaurant-level profit margin and Adjusted EBITDA, which signals weaker expected profitability for shareholders.
Total revenue was $292.2 million, up from $243.8 million; CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth was 1.9%.
Net income was $14.7 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, versus $18.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter.
Full-year 2025 same restaurant sales growth guidance was cut to 3.0% to 4.0% from 4.0% to 6.0%.
Full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance was lowered to $148.0 million to $152.0 million from $152.0 million to $159.0 million.
CAVA Group said Chief Operations Officer Jennifer Somers left the company effective September 23, 2025. Jonathan Braatvedt, SVP of Operations, will serve as Interim Head of Operations while the company searches for a successor.
Jennifer Somers, Chief Operations Officer, departed effective September 23, 2025
Jonathan Braatvedt, SVP of Operations, named Interim Head of Operations
Company has initiated a search for a successor
Departure is a Covered Termination without Cause under the Executive Severance Plan; severance to be paid per the Plan
CAVA Group reported fiscal second-quarter 2025 results for the period ended July 13, 2025, with CAVA Revenue up 20.3% to $278.2 million on 16 net new restaurant openings and same restaurant sales growth of 2.1%. Net income fell to $18.4 million from $19.7 million a year earlier, while Adjusted EBITDA rose 22.6% to $42.1 million, and the company cut its full-year same restaurant sales growth outlook to 4.0% to 6.0% from 6.0% to 8.0%.
CAVA Revenue grew 20.3% to $278.2 million versus $231.4 million in the prior-year quarter; total revenue was $280.6 million.
Net income was $18.4 million, down from $19.7 million; diluted EPS was $0.16 versus $0.17 a year earlier.
Adjusted EBITDA rose to $42.1 million from $34.3 million; CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit Margin was 26.3% versus 26.5%.
Updated fiscal 2025 guidance: same restaurant sales growth cut to 4.0% to 6.0%; net new openings raised to 68 to 70; Adjusted EBITDA unchanged at $152.0 million to $159.0 million.
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.
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.
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.
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
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