CAVA Group, Inc. vs DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CAVA and DRI diverge most: on debt / equity, CAVA reads 0.00 and DRI reads 1.26; on current ratio, CAVA reads 2.48 and DRI reads 0.30. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What DRI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CAVA | DRI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $53.66 | $197.55 |
| Market cap | $6.4B | $22.6B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -1.3% |
| P/E | 97.6 | 19.3 |
| P/B | 7.55 | 10.93 |
| P/S | 4.62 | 1.69 |
| EV/EBITDA | 39.0 | 11.7 |
| Revenue growth | +26.0% | +8.0% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.8% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 8.8% |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | 57.2% |
| Return on assets | 4.4% | 8.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.4% | 29.1% |
| FCF yield | 0.8% | 5.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 3.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.26 |
| Current ratio | 2.48 | 0.30 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.80 | 2.07 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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