COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
CAVA vs YETI
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CAVA scored 39.6, YETI scored 67.8 — YETI leads.
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Different reporting periods. YETI's fundamentals are as of July 2026, but CAVA's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
CAVA
CAVA Group, Inc.
39.6
$71.93 · $8.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
28.2
YETI leads
YETI
YETI Holdings, Inc.
67.8
$43.08 · $3.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestYETI19.2x
- Fastest growthCAVA+22.4%
- Strongest balance sheetYETI0.42
- Highest qualityYETI89 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CAVA
stronger →← stronger
YETI
48
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
89
94
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
14
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
70
YETI is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CAVA
YETI
$26mC-
FCF
$257mC
+22.4%A-
Rev
+6.2%C+
0.62B+
D/E
0.42A-
130.8xD
P/E
19.2xB
3.73D
PEG
1.27B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CAVA
YETI
2107% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
4% above
>60%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~10%/yr
-97%
1-yr DCF upside
-15%
-95%
5-yr DCF upside
-4%
-94%
10-yr DCF upside
+13%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CAVA
No notable signals flagged.
YETI
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Durable high returns
- Cyclical growth
The companies
CAVACAVA Group, Inc.
Why now
Restaurants · market cap $8.4b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $98.79 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +22%, comfortably above the S&P median. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $84.79 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
Trailing P/E 130.8x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Beta 1.75 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. ROE 8% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
YETIYETI Holdings, Inc.
Why now
Leisure · market cap $3.1b. Down 20% from 52-week high of $53.99 — deep drawdown territory. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $54.53 (implying +27% upside).
Moat
ROE 29% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 144% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Beta 1.72 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where CAVA and YETI diverge
On the headline score the gap is 28.2 points in favor of YETI. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueCAVA 13.6 · YETI 69.6YETI +56.0
- GrowthCAVA 94.1 · YETI 50.0CAVA +44.1
- QualityCAVA 48.2 · YETI 89.4YETI +41.2
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.