CAVA Group, Inc. filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2026, covering the fiscal quarter ended October 4, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Shares outstanding: CAVA Group reported 116,843,466 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 28, 2026.
  • Exchange listing: Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, is listed on NYSE:CAVA.
  • Filer status: CAVA Group is classified as a large accelerated filer for this reporting period.
  • Fiscal quarter end: The reporting period covered thirteen weeks, ending October 4, 2026.
  • Headquarters: The registrant's principal offices are located at 14 Ridge Square NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20016.
  • Key metrics defined: The filing formally defines Same Restaurant Sales, Digital Revenue Mix, and CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit Margin as operating performance measures for the quarter.

CAVA Group's Restaurant Operations and Financial Metrics for Fiscal Q3 2026

According to the filing, CAVA Group, Inc. operates a network of CAVA Restaurants, defined to include all CAVA restaurants and Hybrid Kitchens that are open or temporarily closed as of the end of the specific period, excluding restaurants under license agreements and Digital Kitchens. The company also operates Digital Kitchens, which the filing describes as kitchens used for third-party marketplace and native delivery, Digital Order pick-up, and centralized catering production, with no in-restaurant dining or customer-facing make lines.

The filing discloses that CAVA Group operates on a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday of the calendar year. In a 52-week fiscal year, the first fiscal quarter contains sixteen weeks and the remaining three quarters each contain twelve weeks. The company defines Same Restaurant Sales as the period-over-period sales comparison for CAVA restaurants that have been open for 365 days or longer. CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit, described as a segment measure, represents CAVA Revenue less food, beverage, and packaging, labor, occupancy, and other operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization and pre-opening costs.

The filing also defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to exclude interest income or expense, provision for or benefit from income taxes, depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation, other income or expense, impairment and asset disposal costs, and executive transition costs. The filing contains forward-looking statements that, according to the registrant, "are not guarantees of future performance" and are subject to risks described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025. These forward-looking statements are the company's own and subject to its cautionary language.

What Was Disclosed

CAVA Group, Inc. filed its fiscal third-quarter 2026 report covering the period ended October 4, 2026, disclosing 116,843,466 shares outstanding as of October 28, 2026, its large accelerated filer status, and key operating metric definitions used to evaluate restaurant segment performance.