CAVA — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of CAVA's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-20 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-05
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +23 | −47 | ~15 | 14 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +4 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-20
The Company’s operations are conducted as two operating segments: CAVA and CAVA Foods. CAVA includes the operations of all company-owned CAVA restaurants. CAVA Foods includes the production of dips, spreads, and certain dressing bases used in CAVA restaurants as well as sales from the Company’s CPG …
CAVA Foods is below quantitative thresholds for segment reporting purposes, resulting in CAVA being the Company’s one reportable segment. The Company’s CPG operations are included in Other non-reportable segment. See Item 1. “Financial Statements,” Note 12 (Segment Reporting) for more information.
1 See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.
Our results of operations, on a consolidated basis and by segment, for the sixteen weeks ended April 19, 2026 and April 20, 2025, are set forth below.
Comparison of the sixteen weeks ended April 19, 2026 and April 20, 2025
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
The Company’s operations are conducted as two segments: CAVA and CAVA Foods. CAVA includes the operations of all company-owned CAVA restaurants. CAVA Foods includes the production of dips, spreads, and certain dressing bases used in CAVA restaurants as well as sales from our consumer-packaged goods …
1 To achieve an optimal comparison of fiscal weeks in the CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth calculation in fiscal 2024, giving consideration to holiday periods, each week of fiscal 2023 was shifted by one week. As a result of this shift, approximately $2.3 million of revenue is not included in CAVA …
2 Presented on a trailing thirteen period basis. For purposes of calculating CAVA AUV for the reporting period ended October 5, 2025, the applicable measurement period is the trailing thirteen periods ended October 5, 2025. For the reporting period ended October 6, 2024, the applicable measurement p…
3 See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Net Income margin and reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA margin i…
Our results of operations, on a consolidated basis and by segment, for the twelve and forty weeks ended October 5, 2025 and October 6, 2024, are set forth below. We present our segment results before our consolidated results as we believe that our CAVA segment is more useful and meaningful in assess…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-20
Maximum Number of Securities to be Sold Pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan
* The Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement may terminate earlier than the scheduled termination date if all transactions under the trading arrangement are completed.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On May 15, 2026, the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release with Kenneth R. Bertram, which contains certain severance benefits, as more particularly described under the heading “Separation Agreement with Robert Bertram” in the Company's Proxy Statement filed on April 24, 202…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice