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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's
Operating Income
by its Interest Expense. Cava Group's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $35 Mil. Cava Group's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0 Mil.
GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Cava Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
CAVA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 6.46 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
Cava Group (NYSE:CAVA) Interest Coverage Explanation
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Cava Group Interest Coverage Related Terms
Cava Group Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Cava Group's Interest Coverage can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
CAVA vs EAT, BROS, LKNCY: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Cava Group's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Cava Group Interest Coverage vs Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cava Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cava Group's Interest Coverage falls into.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
GuruFocus does not calculate Cava Group's interest coverage with the available data.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cava Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $72.18 is trading 18.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $88.90.
GuruFocus considers Cava Group to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for CAVA:
Interest Coverage: N/A
GF Value™: $88.90 vs. price of $72.18 (18.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CAVA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Cava Group Inc owns and operates a chain of restaurants. It operates a Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual restaurant brand offering menu items. The company's dips, spreads, and dressings are centrally produced and sold in grocery stores. The company's operations are conducted as two reportable segments: i) CAVA: It includes the operations of all company-owned CAVA restaurants, and ii) CAVA Foods: It includes the production of dips, spreads, and certain dressing bases used in CAVA restaurants as well as sales from the Company's consumer packaged goods business. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the CAVA segment.
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