---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-036461"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAVA"
cik: "0001639438"
company_name: "CAVA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-19T20:17:46+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T20:23:18.747995+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CAVA Q1 revenue up 32.2% to $434.4M; same restaurant sales +9.7% on 6.8% traffic

## Summary
- Revenue $434.4M (+32.2% YoY); net income $23.6M vs $25.7M prior year.
- Same-restaurant sales +9.7% (traffic +6.8%, price/mix +2.9%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $61.7M (+37.6% YoY); restaurant-level profit margin 25.1%.
- Opened 20 net new restaurants (total 459, +20.2% YoY); AUV $3.0M.
- Digital revenue mix 39.9%; expanded into Cincinnati, St. Louis, Columbus.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-036461
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAVA
- cik: 0001639438
- company_name: CAVA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-19T20:17:46+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026036461/0001628280-26-036461-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026036461/cava-20260519.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-036461.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CAVA GROUP, INC. reported the fiscal quarter ended April 19, 2026 results: revenue $434.4 million, net income $23.6 million.
  - Period: the fiscal quarter ended April 19, 2026
  - Revenue: $434.4 million
  - Net income: $23.6 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fiscal First Quarter 2026 Highlights: • CAVA Revenue grew 32.2% to $434.4 million as compared to $328.5 million in the prior year quarter and 69.5% as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024. • Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings of 20, bringing total CAVA Restaurants to 459, a 20.2% increase in total CAVA Restaurants year over year. • Same Restaurant Sales increased 9.7%, including Guest Traffic growth of 6.8%. • AUV of $3.0 million as compared to $2.9 million in the prior year quarter. • CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit of $108.9 million or growth of 32.3% over the prior year quarter, with CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit Margin of 25.1%. • Digital Revenue Mix was 39.9%. • Net Income of $23.6 million. • Adjusted EBITDA 1 grew 37.6% to $61.7 million. • Year to date net cash provided by operating activities of $64.1 million with Free Cash Flow 1 of $15.5 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026036461/0001628280-26-036461-index.htm

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