Cava (CAVA): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Aug 11, 2026
On its Aug 11, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), Cava said 9 of the 22 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 22 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.
UpdatedMarkets
22 words · 9 settled yes · our count agreed on 22 of 22- Kalshi: company speakers + operator
Kalshi - Polymarket: anyone
Polymarket
backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.
| Word | Result | Our count | All speakers | Agrees | Probability | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter 10+ times | Yes | 60 | 60 | ✓ | 89%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Salmon | Yes | 15 | 18 | ✓ | 89%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Cyclospora / Cyclosporiasis | Yes | 5 | 8 | ✓ | 17%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Expansion | Yes | 4 | 4 | ✓ | 84%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Shrimp | Yes | 3 | 4 | ✓ | 49%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Catering | Yes | 2 | 3 | ✓ | 77%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Pita Chips | Yes | 2 | 3 | ✓ | 72%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| CavaCore | Yes | 2 | 3 | ✓ | 40%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| AI / Artificial Intelligence | Yes | 1 | 1 | ✓ | 64%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Fiscal 5+ times | No | 1 | 1 | ✓ | 24%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| AUV | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 88%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Spice | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 75%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Sweet Potato | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 70%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Tariff | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 52%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Dining | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 39%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Prototype | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 37%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Automation | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 29%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Acceleration | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 29%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Hyphen | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 28%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
| Franchising | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 17%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| World Cup | No | 0 | 0 | ✓ | 17%transcripts from the transcript model | – |
| Same Store | No | 0 | 2 | ✓ | 12%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts | – |
Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.
Transcript
quotes of at most 25 wordsSpeaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.
7 matches for “Traffic”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.
…31.3% increase in CAVA revenue, same-restaurant sales of 9% driven by 5.3% traffic, 17 net new restaurants, ending the quarter with 476 restaurants, a 19.6%…
…31.3% year-over-year to $365.4 million. Same-restaurant sales increased by 9%, driven by traffic growth of 5.3%. During the quarter, we opened 17 net new restaurants,…
…changing pricing in the near future, so that we can make sure that we're continuing to drive the overall guest reception and that positive traffic.
…guys typically run the lowest in the industry around 1% of your sales. Maybe it's an opportunity to step it up to help reattract traffic.
…new items forward. That drives our loyalty program and the app, the traffic that we are able to drive through the loyalty program. I think…
Where the listed words were said
Good afternoon and welcome to CAVA's Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. Before we begin, if you do not already have a copy, the…
…Mediterranean diet, and the second quarter marked an exciting milestone for us with the nationwide launch of our first ever seafood offering, Pomegranate Glazed Salmon.
…to broad concerns around lettuce and fresh produce consumption due to the Cyclospora outbreak. We have since seen same-restaurant sales begin to rebound, a testament…
…Our momentum from the first quarter continued into the second, with restaurant expansion in both new and existing markets, including our recent entries into Indiana…
…that we have recently concluded the market test of our Roasted Garlic Shrimp, another protein that aligns naturally with our menu. As with all of…
Yeah, Sharon. Catering, we will launch a second market test, so we will expand from our existing Houston market test. We will enter a second…
…campaign introduced a collection of limited time offerings, including our Harissa BBQ Pita Chips, which bring together smoky, spicy, and subtly sweet flavors in a…
…member development platform, or building more consistent operational foundations through initiatives like CAVA Core and CAVA Current, we're making choices today that we believe will…
…last 2 years, and in the algorithm itself, and the advent of AI and clipping. It has become a very noisy environment, and we've been…
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