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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

CAKE

NASDAQConsumer CyclicalRestaurants

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$113.33

+$6.80 · +6.38%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

79

Undervalued

Momentum

87

Strong Up

Sentiment

60

Mixed

Risk resilience

74

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated primarily operates restaurants. The company also maintains two bakeries that produce its signature cheesecakes and other baked goods. These products are distributed to its own restaurant network, international licensees, external foodservice operators, third-party bakery customers, retailers, and distributors. The Cheesecake Factory operates 306 restaurants across the United States and Canada, featuring brands such as 208 The Cheesecake Factory locations, 29 North Italia outlets, and various Fox Restaurant Concepts. Furthermore, 29 The Cheesecake Factory restaurants are run internationally under licensing agreements. Founded in 1972, the company's headquarters are located in Calabasas, California.

Industry
Restaurants
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
US
CEO
David Overton
Listed since
Sep 18, 1992
Employees
48,400

Market position

Day range

Current $113.33

52-week range

Current $113.33

Open
$106.88
Previous close
$106.53
Volume
1.87M
1.26× average
Average volume
1.48M
Average daily volume
Market cap
5.63B USD
Beta
1
Market reference 1
50-day average
$90.194
+25.65% above average
200-day average
$65.4124
+73.25% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
5.58B USD
P/E (TTM)
29.59×
P/B (TTM)
10.18×
P/S (TTM)
1.45×
EV / EBITDA
19.75×
Earnings yield
6.37%
Free cash flow yield
6.65%
Dividend yield
1.03%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
46.42%
Operating margin
5.27%
Net margin
4.61%
Return on equity
34.01%
Return on assets
4.55%
Return on invested capital
6.27%

Financial health

Debt / equity
4.01×
Current ratio
0.59×
Altman Z-score
3.13
Piotroski F-score
5 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends86%55%24%-7%Gross margin, FY2021: 41.05%Gross margin, FY2022: 38.76%Gross margin, FY2023: 40.94%Gross margin, FY2024: 77.50%Gross margin, FY2025: 78.33%Operating margin, FY2021: 2.81%Operating margin, FY2022: 1.18%Operating margin, FY2023: 3.16%Operating margin, FY2024: 4.98%Operating margin, FY2025: 4.99%Net margin, FY2021: 2.47%Net margin, FY2022: 1.31%Net margin, FY2023: 2.95%Net margin, FY2024: 4.38%Net margin, FY2025: 3.96%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 41.05%. Gross margin FY2022 38.76%. Gross margin FY2023 40.94%. Gross margin FY2024 77.50%. Gross margin FY2025 78.33%. Operating margin FY2021 2.81%. Operating margin FY2022 1.18%. Operating margin FY2023 3.16%. Operating margin FY2024 4.98%. Operating margin FY2025 4.99%. Net margin FY2021 2.47%. Net margin FY2022 1.31%. Net margin FY2023 2.95%. Net margin FY2024 4.38%. Net margin FY2025 3.96%.

Income trends

Revenue

3.75B USD+4.75%

Operating income

187.29M USD+5.03%

Net income

148.43M USD-5.33%
Income trends across reported periods4.12B USD2.64B USD1.15B USD−332.35M USDRevenue, FY2021: 2.93B USDRevenue, FY2022: 3.3B USDRevenue, FY2023: 3.44B USDRevenue, FY2024: 3.58B USDRevenue, FY2025: 3.75B USDOperating income, FY2021: 82.32M USDOperating income, FY2022: 38.94M USDOperating income, FY2023: 108.57M USDOperating income, FY2024: 178.32M USDOperating income, FY2025: 187.29M USDNet income, FY2021: 72.37M USDNet income, FY2022: 43.12M USDNet income, FY2023: 101.35M USDNet income, FY2024: 156.78M USDNet income, FY2025: 148.43M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 2.93B USD. Revenue FY2022 3.3B USD. Revenue FY2023 3.44B USD. Revenue FY2024 3.58B USD. Revenue FY2025 3.75B USD. Operating income FY2021 82.32M USD. Operating income FY2022 38.94M USD. Operating income FY2023 108.57M USD. Operating income FY2024 178.32M USD. Operating income FY2025 187.29M USD. Net income FY2021 72.37M USD. Net income FY2022 43.12M USD. Net income FY2023 101.35M USD. Net income FY2024 156.78M USD. Net income FY2025 148.43M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue3.75B USD3.58B USD3.44B USD3.3B USD2.93B USD
Cost of goods sold813.15M USD806.02M USD2.03B USD2.02B USD1.73B USD
Gross profit2.94B USD2.78B USD1.41B USD1.28B USD1.2B USD
Selling, general, and administrative244.92M USD228.74M USD217.45M USD205.75M USD186.14M USD
Operating expenses2.75B USD2.6B USD1.3B USD1.24B USD1.12B USD
Interest expense10.45M USD10.11M USD8.55M USD6.04M USD10.7M USD
Depreciation and amortization109.03M USD101.45M USD93.14M USD92.38M USD89.65M USD
Operating income187.29M USD178.32M USD108.57M USD38.94M USD82.32M USD
Net income148.43M USD156.78M USD101.35M USD43.12M USD72.37M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
100%
11 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+11.75%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.44
Estimate 1.18 · Beat by 22.03%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.511.180.860.53Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 19, 2025: actual 1.04, estimate 0.91, surprise +14.29%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 0.93, estimate 0.81, surprise +14.81%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 29, 2025: actual 1.16, estimate 1.06, surprise +9.43%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 28, 2025: actual 0.68, estimate 0.6, surprise +13.33%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 18, 2026: actual 1, estimate 0.98, surprise +2.04%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 1.05, estimate 1.03, surprise +1.94%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 28, 2026: actual 1.44, estimate 1.18, surprise +22.03%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 27, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.85, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates1.07B1B934.3M866.04MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 19, 2025: actual 920.96M USD, estimate 935.98M USD, surprise -1.60%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 927.2M USD, estimate 925.71M USD, surprise +0.16%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Jul 29, 2025: actual 955.83M USD, estimate 911.68M USD, surprise +4.84%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Oct 28, 2025: actual 907.23M USD, estimate 948.91M USD, surprise -4.39%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 18, 2026: actual 961.56M USD, estimate 948.92M USD, surprise +1.33%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported Apr 29, 2026: actual 978.83M USD, estimate 964.57M USD, surprise +1.48%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 28, 2026: actual 1.03B USD, estimate 999.54M USD, surprise +3.01%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 27, 2026: actual —, estimate 985.03M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$80.91

28.61% downside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $110Average $80.91Low $60.00

Rating distribution

48 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy1531%
Hold2756%
Sell613%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions
Argus ResearchmaintainBuy

CAKE news

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A Cheesecake Factory Director Sells 1,958 Shares as the Stock Soars. Here's a Closer Look at the Transaction.

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.08

2025 complete year-12.9% since 2018

2026 partial: $0.90

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 11, 2026

$0.30

Quarterly

Record Aug 11, 2026 · Payment Aug 25, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 13, 2026

$0.30

Quarterly

Record May 13, 2026 · Payment May 26, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 4, 2026

$0.30

Quarterly

Record Mar 4, 2026 · Payment Mar 17, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 10, 2025

$0.27

Quarterly

Record Nov 11, 2025 · Payment Nov 25, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 12, 2025

$0.27

Quarterly

Record Aug 12, 2025 · Payment Aug 26, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 14, 2025

$0.27

Quarterly

Record May 14, 2025 · Payment May 27, 2025

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ETFs holding CAKE

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR
Market value
303.48M
Weight
0.27%
AUM
111.19B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$147.31+0.64%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF logoAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV
Market value
191.21M
Weight
0.62%
AUM
31.27B USD
Expense ratio
0.25%
Price / 1D
$126.45+0.66%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
144.6M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
128.08M
Weight
0.16%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
104.23M
Weight
0.06%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR
Market value
66.22M
Weight
0.10%
AUM
68.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
53.36M
Weight
0.06%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETFIWO
Market value
46.76M
Weight
0.31%
AUM
15.16B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$387.37+1.24%

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