Dutch Bros Inc. vs CAVA Group, Inc., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BROS and CAVA diverge most: on debt / equity, BROS reads 0.21 and CAVA reads 0.00; on altman z (solvency), BROS reads 2.00 and CAVA reads 6.80. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BROS's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BROS | CAVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $38.03 | $53.66 |
| Market cap | $5.1B | $6.4B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 52.8 | 97.6 |
| P/B | 5.26 | 7.55 |
| P/S | 2.72 | 4.62 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.3 | 39.0 |
| Revenue growth | +29.5% | +26.0% |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 7.3% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Return on equity | 9.5% | 7.9% |
| Return on assets | 2.7% | 4.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.1% | 6.4% |
| FCF yield | 1.9% | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.35 | 2.48 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.00 | 6.80 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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