CAVA · PEAD ↑ 51

CAVA Group reported Q3 2026 EPS of $0.11 on 2026-11-04, missing the $0.12 consensus by $0.01 (-8.3%); prior-year EPS comparison is not available in our feed.

Print-day reaction was +2.8% versus the prior close, absorbing the EPS miss and closing near session highs. The overnight gap to the T+1 open reversed sharply at -8.8%, signalling significant after-hours selling pressure. Over trading days 1 through 3 the stock recovered +3.9%, clawing back most of the gap loss and ending above the T+0 close. Cumulative abnormal return of +3.6% versus SPY.US — which declined 0.2% over the same window — places this in PEAD long territory; per the documented drift pattern, the read is held through 2027-02-01.