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CAVA Group, Inc. against its own record and its peers
Operating marginPeer median 4.3%4.7%Revenue, on the yearPeer median 4.7%22.4%Equity of assetsPeer median 14.2%57.3%Return on equityPeer median 7.9%8.2%Gold tick: the median of 20–31 peers with $50M+ revenue in retail-eating places
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