CAVA Group reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended October 4, 2026, with CAVA segment revenue up 22.1% and same restaurant sales up 3.1%, but net income fell from $14.7 million to $13.2 million. The company raised its same restaurant sales guidance and narrowed its adjusted EBITDA range, while raising its pre-opening cost outlook, which shareholders will weigh against the higher revenue and lower profit.
Q3 CAVA revenue rose 22.1% to $353.7 million; diluted EPS was $0.11 versus $0.12 a year earlier.
CAVA restaurant-level profit margin fell 120 basis points to 23.4%; adjusted EBITDA rose 5.7% to $42.3 million.
Fiscal 2026 same restaurant sales guidance was raised to 6.0% to 7.0% from 4.5% to 6.5%.
Fiscal 2026 pre-opening cost guidance was raised to $28.5 million to $29.5 million from $22.0 million to $22.5 million; adjusted EBITDA guidance narrowed to $184.0 million to $189.0 million from $181.0 million to $191.0 million.
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From Cava Group's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$1.18B
+22.4%
$0.54
-50.9%
5.4%
FY2024
$963.71M
+32.3%
$1.10
+423.8%
13.5%
FY2023
$728.70M
+29.2%
$0.21
—
1.8%
FY2022
$564.12M
+12.8%
$-44.41
—
-10.5%
FY2021
$500.07M
—
$-51.06
—
-7.5%
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For the quarter ended Oct 2026, Cava reported diluted EPS of $0.11 (-31.2% year over year) on revenue of $356.44M (+27.0%).
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