---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-055709"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAVA"
cik: "0001639438"
company_name: "CAVA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-08-11T20:15:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-11T20:16:13.111381+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CAVA Q2 FY2026: Revenue $365.4M (+31.3% YoY), net income $23.0M (+25.3%)

## Summary
- Revenue $365.4M, up 31.3% YoY from $278.2M; same-restaurant sales +9.0% with guest traffic +5.3%.
- Net income $23.0M (6.2% of revenue) vs $18.4M a year ago; Adjusted EBITDA $54.7M, up 30.0%.
- Opened 17 net new restaurants to 476 total (+19.6% YoY); AUV rose to $3.1M from $2.9M.
- Restaurant-level profit $93.8M at 25.7% margin, down 60 bps; digital mix 39.0%.
- Margin decline driven by Pomegranate Glazed Salmon launch and higher third-party delivery mix.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-055709
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAVA
- cik: 0001639438
- company_name: CAVA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-08-11T20:15:07+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026055709/0001628280-26-055709-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026055709/cava-20260811.htm

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