In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 28, 2025, CAVA Group, Inc. generated $184.8 million of cash from operations, up 14.8% from the year before. It spent $158.7 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $26.1 million.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Jul 12, 2026
|
FY 2025
Dec 28, 2025
|
FY 2024
Dec 29, 2024
|
FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
82
+23.2%
|
74
+22.0%
|
60
+27.2%
|
47
|
| Stock-based compensation |
18
+21.3%
|
15
+12.0%
|
14
+45.3%
|
9
|
| Operating cash flow |
220
+27.7%
|
185
+14.8%
|
161
+65.8%
|
97
|
| Investing | ||||
| Capital expenditures |
171
+36.9%
|
159
+46.8%
|
108
-22.1%
|
139
|
| Investing cash flow |
-193
+14.4%
|
-273
-152.5%
|
-108
+22.1%
|
-139
|
| Financing | ||||
| Debt issued |
—
|
0
|
0
-100.0%
|
6
|
| Stock buybacks |
—
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
| Financing cash flow |
5
+1089.3%
|
5
+126.0%
|
-19
-105.7%
|
335
|
| Change in cash | ||||
| Net change in cash |
33
+160.8%
|
-83
-347.0%
|
34
-88.5%
|
293
|
| Free cash flow |
49
+3.5%
|
26
-50.6%
|
53
+226.8%
|
-42
|
| Per share | ||||
| Free cash flow per share |
0.41
+3.6%
|
0.22
-50.6%
|
0.45
+168.0%
|
-0.66
|
| Shareholder returns | ||||
| Returned to shareholders |
—
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
| Ratios | ||||
| Free cash flow margin |
3.57%
|
2.22%
|
5.49%
|
-5.72%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
12.48%
|
13.45%
|
11.22%
|
19.05%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
1.34%
|
1.29%
|
1.41%
|
1.28%
|
| Cash conversion |
3.33x
|
2.90x
|
1.24x
|
7.31x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places (SIC 5812)
- Listed as
- CAVA (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 27
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1639438
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.