Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Cava Group Inc (CAVA)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $96.81 in the prior trading day, Cava Group Inc (NYSE: CAVA) closed at $90.06, down -6.97%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.45 million shares were traded.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CAVA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.95 and its Current Ratio is at 3.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.

On March 31, 2025, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $112.

JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on March 20, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $110.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 09 ’25 when Xenohristos Theodoros sold 9,348 shares for $94.88 per share. The transaction valued at 886,967 led to the insider holds 353,271 shares of the business.

Theodoros Xenohristos bought 9,348 shares of CAVA for $896,847 on May 09 ’25. On Jan 27 ’25, another insider, Bertram Kenneth Robert, who serves as the CLO & Secretary of the company, sold 678 shares for $124.39 each. As a result, the insider received 84,339 and left with 57,312 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

As of this moment, Cava’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 75.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 126.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.34.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, CAVA has reached a high of $172.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $70.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.76%.

Shares Statistics:

A total of 115.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.86M. Insiders hold about 14.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.58% stake in the company.

Earnings Estimates

The current market rating for Cava Group Inc (CAVA) reflects the collective analysis of 8.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.15, with high estimates of $0.18 and low estimates of $0.14.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.67 and $0.53 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.6. EPS for the following year is $0.72, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $0.85 and $0.65.

Revenue Estimates

12 analysts predict $287.65M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $295.2M to a low estimate of $272.2M. As of the current estimate, Cava Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $233.5MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $296.4M. There is a high estimate of $305M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $282.8M.

A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAVA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.22B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $963.71MBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.45B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.5B and the low estimate is $1.31B.

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