📈Finance/KALSHI/May 20, 2026
kalshi market

Will CAVA Group Inc. report above 457 cava restaurants in Q1 2026?

PRISM
74.0%
MARKET (PUBLISH)
52.0%
MARKET (SETTLED)
100%
MOVE
+48pp

PRISM detected 10.0pp mispricing — market held

PRISM estimated 74% against the market's 52%. This time, the market was right — a calibration data point.

PRISM MISSED0% return
ISSUED FORECASTMay 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
MODERATE · UNDERPRICED+10.0ppPRISM 74% · Market 52%
Live view diverged · PRISM reclassified to NONE with edge now +0.0pp. The issued forecast above is the historical commitment scored on the public ledger.
PRISM
74.0%
VS
MARKET
52.0%
EDGE DETECTED10.0pp
WEAK
MODERATE
STRONG
EXTREME
OUTCOME
YES
FORECAST
MODERATE
DIRECTION
UNDERPRICED
CONFIDENCE
LOW
ACCURACY EDGE
+52
PUBLISHED
May 20, 2026
VIEW LIVE PRISM FORECASTSEdge scoring updated every 2h
1

What happened

This market resolved YES on June 1, 2026. The market's pricing turned out to be more accurate than PRISM's assessment.

Forecast Tape

8 events
  1. May 16, 10:07 AMPUBLISHED

    Prism 74% vs market 52% — MODERATE UNDERPRICED

  2. May 16, 8:06 PMRE-ANALYZED

    Forecast MODERATE → NONE at Prism 54%

  3. May 16, 8:06 PMMARKET MOVED

    Market 52% → 45% (-7pp)

  4. May 17, 4:04 AMRE-ANALYZED

    Forecast NONE → MODERATE at Prism 79%

  5. May 17, 10:05 AMRE-ANALYZED

    Forecast MODERATE → NONE at Prism 50%

  6. May 17, 6:08 PMRE-ANALYZED

    Forecast NONE → MODERATE at Prism 61%

  7. May 20, 12:08 AMRE-ANALYZED

    Forecast MODERATE → NONE at Prism 50%

  8. Jun 1, 3:00 PMRESOLVED YES

    Resolved YES. Market was closer than Prism on this call.

2

What the market believed

MARKET PRICE · AT FORECAST TIME
52.0%

The market was pricing this event at 52.0% probability when PRISM generated its forecast. PRISM assessed this was too low — the market was underpricing the probability.

3

What PRISM believed

PRISM PROBABILITY
74.0%
EDGE DETECTED
10.0pp
FORECAST
MODERATE UNDERPRICED
Confidence
LOW
Kelly Reference
N/A
PRISM Sizing (¼ Kelly · cap 5%)
N/A
PRISM REASONING
  • CAVA’s official Q1 2026 report already states 459 restaurants, above the 457 threshold
  • With the decisive resolution source fixed, the contract is overwhelmingly likely to resolve YES
FACTORS FOR
  • +Official Q1 2026 press release reports 459 total restaurants
  • +Kalshi rules use that exact reported Q1 2026 count
  • +Multiple financial data providers corroborate the 459 figure
  • +Historical growth trend supports plausibility of this level
FACTORS AGAINST
  • Residual operational or reporting revision risk before final settlement
  • Small possibility of resolution-criteria or data-interpretation dispute
RESOLUTION PATHS MODELED
Kalshi settles directly on CAVA’s reported 459 restaurant count93%
Any ambiguity or minor dispute resolved using same 459 figure2%
Evidence 42%
SOURCES (5)
last week
  • CAVA Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Results - Business Wirebusinesswire.com

    Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings of 20, bringing total CAVA Restaurants to 459, a 20.2% increase in total CAVA Restaurants year over year. Same Restaurant Sales ...

    May 19Open →
  • CAVA jumps 4.4% as Q1 results show accelerating comps and ...quiverquant.com

    CAVA opened 20 net new restaurants during the quarter, maintaining a rapid development pace that can lift forward revenue expectations if unit economics hold.

    May 19Open →
  • CAVA Group reports Q1 2026 revenue up 32.2% to $434.4M, net ...tradingview.com

    The company opened 20 net new restaurants in the quarter, bringing the total to 459 locations. Financial Highlights. Revenue: $434.4 million for the sixteen ...

    May 19Open →
  • CAVA (NYSE:CAVA) Surprises With Strong Q1 CY2026, Stock Soarsstockstory.org

    CAVA operated 459 locations in the latest quarter. It has opened new restaurants at a rapid clip over the last two years, averaging 18.4% annual growth, much ...

    May 19Open →
  • CAVA restaurants in Q1 Odds & Predictions 2026 - Kalshikalshi.com

    If CAVA Group Inc. reports above 456 cava restaurants in Q1 2026, then the market resolves to Yes. Outcome verified from Fiscal.ai. Note: this event is ...

    May 16Open →

PRISM RETRIEVES EVIDENCE FROM A CURATED LIST OF PRIMARY WIRES + OFFICIAL SOURCES

4

Why the gap existed

Prism correctly identified 22.0% mispricing

CALIBRATION SCORECARD
PRISM ACCURACY
0.250
MARKET ACCURACY
0.302
EDGE
+52.5
Brier edge
PRISM's probability estimate was more accurate than the market price.
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How this forecast played out

1.PRISM analyzed Will CAVA Group Inc. report above 457 cava restaurants in Q1 2026?, classifying it as underpriced at 52.0%.
2.Forecast classification: MODERATE UNDERPRICED — PRISM estimate 74.0% vs market 52.0%.
3.Kelly reference at forecast time: —% (¼ Kelly, capped at 5%; mathematical reference only — not a position recommendation).
4.Outcome: resolved YES.

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PRISM: v0.9.131-verifier-autopsy·Forecasted: May 20, 2026·Resolved: June 1, 2026·kalshi
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