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Cava Group (CAVA) reported $274.99 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 20.9%. EPS of $0.04 for the same period compares to $0.05 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $268.17 million, representing a surprise of +2.54%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +55.64%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.03.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Cava performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• End of period CAVA Restaurants: 439 compared to the 438 average estimate based on seven analysts.
• CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth: 0.5% versus -1.3% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• New CAVA restaurant openings, including converted Zoes Kitchen locations: 25 compared to the 22 average estimate based on three analysts.
• Occupancy as a percentage of CAVA Revenue: 7.6% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 7.5%.
• Revenue- CAVA Restaurant: $272.77 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $265.38 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +21.2%.
• Restaurant-Level profit- CAVA: $58.31 million versus $56.34 million estimated by three analysts on average.

Shares of Cava have returned +9.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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