The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
CAKE
NASDAQ·Consumer Cyclical·Restaurants·Mkt cap $5.3B
$107.58
▲ +0.37%
P/E
39.41
Mkt Cap
$5.3B
52-Wk Range
$43.07–$118.46
52-Week Range
$43.07 - $118.46
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Price action
Price chart
Up 79.0% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Iconic brand recognition and customer loyalty built over 50+ years
- Vertically integrated bakery operations providing cost control and product differentiation
- Diverse menu offerings and generous portion sizes driving customer satisfaction
- Multi-brand portfolio (The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Fox Concepts) serving different market segments
- Established supply chain and distribution network for bakery products
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Premium valuation to Restaurants & Food Service peers
Growth
Strong growth ahead
Expansion of restaurant locations in underpenetrated markets
Value
Premium valuation to Restaurants & Food Service peers
Momentum
Hot
+60.0% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Solid business
Dividend
Modest
1.09% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CAKE right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 27, 2026
JUL 28, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.44 vs $1.18 consensus (+22.0% surprise). Revenue of $1.0B vs $999.5M expected (+3.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+22.0%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+5%
+4%
+6%
+5%
+4%
+6%
-95%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$865.5M
$921.0M
$927.2M
$955.8M
$907.2M
$961.6M
$978.8M
$50.8M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
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Operating
46.4%
Profit
37.1%
Wall Street consensus
5 analysts · 60% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
60%
Hold
40%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Jefferies · Jul 29, 2026
vs Industry
How CAKE stacks vs Restaurants
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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