Cheesecake Factory/$CAKE
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About Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory is an upscale casual dining operator that generated $3.8 billion in revenue in 2025. The firm's sales are mainly derived from its namesake banner (71.6% of revenue), known for its sprawling made-from-scratch menu, including cheesecakes. The firm also operates a bundle of Fox Restaurant Concepts (9.5%), including The Henry and Culinary Dropout, North Italia restaurants (9.2%), and its other segment (9.7%), which encompasses fast-casual, better-for-you Flower Child restaurants, cheesecake sales from its factories, and royalties from 35 international licensed restaurants.
- Ticker
- $CAKE
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 48,400
- Headquarters
- Calabasas, United States
- Website
- www.thecheesecakefactory.com
CAKE Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$5.3B
25.11
$4.23
1.13
$1.17
1.13%
Price and volume
Market cap
$5.3B
Beta
1.13
52-week high
$118.63
52-week low
$43.07
Average daily volume
1.4M
Dividend rate
$1.17
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.356
Quick ratio
0.278
Long term debt to equity
2.446
Total debt to equity
4.01
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
27.35%
Interest coverage (TTM)
29.46%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
380.625
Gross margin (TTM)
41.12%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.20%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.65%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
11.24%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$80,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.97%
Return on equity (TTM)
41.63%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
25.107
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.238
Price to book
9.22
Price to tangible book (TTM)
16.44
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
22.694
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.41%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.68
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.10%
Forward dividend yield
1.13%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.87%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
28.58%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.03%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.17%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
34.72%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
4.60%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
2.70%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.37%
What the Analysts think about CAKE
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Cheesecake Factory stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Cheesecake Factory stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
The flagship brand delivered 15.2% comparable-sales growth in the third quarter, including 9.5% traffic growth, while its restaurant-level margin rose 2.4 percentage points to 18.7%. That combination suggests strong guest demand is translating into better profitability. (The Cheesecake Factory, The Motley Fool)
Flower Child posted 11% comparable-sales growth and a 20.2% restaurant-level margin in the third quarter. Management plans to accelerate the brand’s expansion, targeting 11 to 13 openings in 2027. (The Motley Fool)
The company plans up to 27 openings in 2027 across its restaurant concepts and targets about $4.425 billion in revenue with a 6.0% to 6.1% net-income margin. If delivered, that would extend growth beyond the flagship brand’s recent sales surge. (The Motley Fool)
North Italia remains a weak spot: comparable sales fell 3% in the third quarter, and its mature-restaurant margin dropped to 13.2% from 15.7% a year earlier. Continued sales weakness could weigh on the returns from its growing store base. (The Cheesecake Factory, The Motley Fool)
Management said the flagship brand’s recent sales inflection is still early and set 2027 assumptions closer to its historical growth pattern. That measured outlook leaves room for a slowdown if the exceptional third-quarter sales pace does not last. (The Motley Fool)
Labour and other operating costs remain a margin risk: management expects low-to-mid-single-digit labour inflation and low-single-digit commodity inflation in the fourth quarter, with broad cost inflation still in the low-to-mid single digits for 2027. Further margin gains will therefore depend on sustaining sales growth and productivity improvements. (The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing CAKE
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Fund name | Fund size | $CAKE weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $2.5B | 0.28% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | $2.5B | 0.28% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $4.7B | 0.18% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $4.7B | 0.18% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.09% |
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