In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Oct 4, 2026, CAVA Group, Inc. generated $47.1 million of cash from operations, up 3.1% from the same quarter a year earlier. It spent $54.8 million on capital expenditures. Free cash flow was negative, at -$7.7 million.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the same quarter a year earlier.
| Line |
TTM
Oct 4, 2026
|
Q3 FY2026
Oct 4, 2026
|
Q2 FY2026 YTD
Jul 12, 2026
|
Q4 FY2025
Dec 28, 2025
|
Q3 FY2025
Oct 5, 2025
|
Q2 FY2025 YTD
Jul 13, 2025
|
Q4 FY2024
Dec 29, 2024
|
Q3 FY2024
Oct 6, 2024
|
Q2 FY2024 YTD
Jul 14, 2024
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
86
+22.6%
|
21
+20.7%
|
21
+24.7%
|
18
+22.9%
|
18
+23.1%
|
17
+22.4%
|
15
+21.4%
|
14
+24.3%
|
14
+28.2%
|
| Stock-based compensation |
20
+27.0%
|
4
+37.2%
|
12
+37.1%
|
3
-5.6%
|
3
+9.4%
|
9
+22.4%
|
4
+4.4%
|
3
-5.9%
|
7
+160.2%
|
| Operating cash flow |
222
+27.2%
|
47
+3.1%
|
135
+36.0%
|
40
+35.0%
|
46
+4.0%
|
99
+13.3%
|
30
+24.3%
|
44
+68.9%
|
87
+85.3%
|
| Investing | |||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
182
+22.1%
|
55
+23.7%
|
90
+16.6%
|
37
+34.9%
|
44
+115.9%
|
77
+28.6%
|
28
-11.2%
|
21
-41.6%
|
60
-17.4%
|
| Investing cash flow |
-214
+16.6%
|
-72
-40.3%
|
-98
+45.0%
|
-44
-59.4%
|
-51
-150.6%
|
-177
-196.3%
|
-28
+11.2%
|
-21
+41.6%
|
-60
+17.4%
|
| Financing | |||||||||
| Debt issued |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0
|
0
-100.0%
|
| Financing cash flow |
5
+1331.2%
|
0
+0.7%
|
3
+11.6%
|
2
+172.2%
|
0
+262.5%
|
3
+116.0%
|
-3
-324.7%
|
0
+101.2%
|
-16
-104.7%
|
| Change in cash | |||||||||
| Net change in cash |
13
+116.1%
|
-25
-343.9%
|
40
+152.5%
|
-2
-58.9%
|
-6
-123.9%
|
-76
-770.9%
|
-1
+87.0%
|
23
+288.1%
|
11
-96.4%
|
| Free cash flow |
40
+57.4%
|
-8
-661.1%
|
45
+104.5%
|
3
+35.9%
|
1
-94.1%
|
22
-20.1%
|
2
+129.2%
|
23
+356.6%
|
27
+208.1%
|
| Per share | |||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
0.34
+57.6%
|
-0.07
-661.0%
|
0.38
+104.4%
|
0.02
+36.5%
|
0.01
-94.1%
|
0.19
-20.1%
|
0.02
+128.8%
|
0.20
+355.1%
|
0.23
+128.6%
|
| Ratios | |||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
2.78%
|
-2.16%
|
12.15%
|
1.04%
|
0.47%
|
7.80%
|
0.93%
|
9.59%
|
11.74%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
12.65%
|
15.37%
|
24.36%
|
13.61%
|
15.15%
|
27.44%
|
12.20%
|
8.41%
|
25.65%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
1.36%
|
1.26%
|
3.16%
|
1.26%
|
1.12%
|
3.03%
|
1.61%
|
1.23%
|
2.98%
|
| Cash conversion |
3.43x
|
3.57x
|
5.84x
|
8.19x
|
3.10x
|
5.38x
|
0.38x
|
2.44x
|
4.42x
|
How these figures are calculated
Quarterly columns are single-quarter amounts. When a 10-Q reports only a year-to-date total, as cash flow statements do, the quarter is that total minus the previous quarter's year-to-date total. The fourth quarter is the annual report's full year minus the first nine months. A column marked YTD is a year-to-date total, shown when the earlier report needed for the single quarter is missing. 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.