Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) operates full-service restaurants known for extensive menus, generous portions and a broad selection of cheesecakes and other desserts. Its flagship brand, The Cheesecake Factory, serves American cuisine influenced by international flavors, including appetizers, salads, pastas, seafood, steaks, burgers and specialty beverages.

The company also operates restaurants under the North Italia brand, which specializes in modern Italian cuisine, and owns Fox Restaurant Concepts, a collection of restaurant brands with varied culinary themes. In addition to its restaurants, the company produces and distributes cheesecakes and other bakery products for its own locations and select third-party customers.

Founded by David Overton, The Cheesecake Factory opened its first restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, in 1978. The company primarily serves customers through locations across the United States and Puerto Rico, while certain branded concepts have also expanded internationally through licensing and other arrangements. Overton has served as the company's chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $104.55 to $108.40
• 50-Day Range: $84.72 to $117.29
• 52-Week Range: $43.07 to $118.46
• Volume: 862,252 shs
• Average Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.25
• Dividend Yield: 1.11%
• Price Target: $85.47
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cheesecake Factory Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cheesecake Factory scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 278th out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cheesecake Factory has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.28, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Cheesecake Factory has a consensus price target of $85.47, representing about 20.8% downside from its current price of $107.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cheesecake Factory has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cheesecake Factory are expected to grow by 10.60% in the coming year, from $4.53 to $5.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 29.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 29.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cheesecake Factory has a PEG Ratio of 1.73. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cheesecake Factory has a P/B Ratio of 12.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

21.64% of the float of Cheesecake Factory has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cheesecake Factory has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.39.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cheesecake Factory has recently increased by 4.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Cheesecake Factory pays a meaningful dividend of 1.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cheesecake Factory does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 32.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cheesecake Factory will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.95% next year. This indicates that Cheesecake Factory will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Cheesecake Factory has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Cheesecake Factory this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

43 people have searched for CAKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Cheesecake Factory to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cheesecake Factory insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $22,301,899.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.00% of the stock of Cheesecake Factory is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.48% of the stock of Cheesecake Factory is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 8/25 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/25/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CAKE
• CIK: 887596
• Web: www.thecheesecakefactory.com
• Phone: (818) 871-3000
• Fax: 818-871-3001
• Employees: 48,400
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cheesecake Factory: $85.47
• High Price Target: $110.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -20.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.28
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.83
• P/E Growth: 1.73
• Net Income: $148.43 million
• Net Margins: 4.61%
• Pretax Margin: 5.07%
• Return on Equity: 43.97%
• Return on Assets: 6.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.08
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $6.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.96
• Book Value: $8.76 per share
• Price / Book: 12.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,760,000
• Free Float: 45,780,000
• Market Cap: $5.37 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04