CAVA Group, Inc. vs Texas Roadhouse, Inc., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
CAVA asks investors to pay for tomorrow while Texas Roadhouse delivers today. The Mediterranean fast-casual chain trades at 160.67 times earnings, keeps 4.79% of revenue, and returns 7.61% on equity. Texas Roadhouse, the steakhouse operator, trades at 31.36 times, keeps 7% of sales, returns 27.58% on equity, and pays a 1.38% dividend. Texas Roadhouse generates a 2.77% free cash flow yield against CAVA's 0.39%, and both keep leverage minimal, CAVA debt-free and Texas Roadhouse at 0.03. The steakhouse is the larger and more profitable business at $13.0B versus CAVA's $9.9B, with the multiple gap reflecting expected growth rather than current returns.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CAVA | TXRH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $72.20 | $189.48 |
| Market cap | $8.5B | $12.5B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +19.2% |
| P/E | 138.8 | 30.2 |
| P/B | 10.55 | 8.14 |
| P/S | 6.64 | 2.07 |
| EV/EBITDA | 57.6 | 17.6 |
| Revenue growth | +23.3% | +10.4% |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 9.0% |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 7.0% |
| Return on equity | 7.6% | 27.6% |
| Return on assets | 4.3% | 11.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.3% | 26.2% |
| FCF yield | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Current ratio | 2.65 | 0.46 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.97 | 5.97 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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