NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryRestaurantsSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Restaurants is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 51% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCAVA's growth depends on strong revenue performance and steady management. Revenue grew 32% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 7.5× price-to-sales, above the 1.1× peer median. The price reflects the growth we forecast. If CAVA cuts guidance, it could face a significant decline. Peer multiples imply a price about 7% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. CAVA is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 29 analysts currently covering CAVA (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 14 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CAVA in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across our valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No fair value published
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
This applies to all three horizons. The trailing multiples, peer comparison, and quality and trajectory reads on this page are unaffected. Names move in and out of this state day to day as the methods converge or diverge. Method agreement on this name is low.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Restaurants — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Advances: Expand CAVA restaurant locations
UBS upgrade indicates confidence in sales and growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $65.23
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $65.23.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand CAVA restaurant locations
Hiring 2,500 workers supports expansion plans.
Advances: Expand CAVA restaurant locations
Opening 75 new locations aligns with growth strategy.
Advances: Expand CAVA restaurant locations
Raised FY2026 plan confirms aggressive expansion.
Advances: Increase same restaurant sales
Smashing sales estimates boosts growth outlook.
