NASDAQ:CAKE Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Stock Price, News & Analysis $61.54 -0.39 (-0.63%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.66 +0.12 (+0.19%) As of 08/8/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Cheesecake Factory Stock (NASDAQ:CAKE) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Cheesecake Factory alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$60.69▼$61.8750-Day Range$55.93▼$68.5152-Week Range$35.12▼$69.70Volume1.50 million shsAverage Volume1.74 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.07 billionP/E Ratio18.94Dividend Yield1.75%Price Target$61.75Consensus RatingHold Company Overview The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. It operates restaurants under the brands comprising The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California. Read More Cheesecake Factory Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScoreCAKE MarketRank™: Cheesecake Factory scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 210 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCheesecake Factory has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.19, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCheesecake Factory has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Cheesecake Factory's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth10.51% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cheesecake Factory are expected to grow by 10.51% in the coming year, from $3.71 to $4.10 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 18.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.85.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 18.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.58.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCheesecake Factory has a PEG Ratio of 1.47. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCheesecake Factory has a P/B Ratio of 7.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted19.83% of the float of Cheesecake Factory has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCheesecake Factory has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cheesecake Factory has recently decreased by 13.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCheesecake Factory pays a meaningful dividend of 1.75%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCheesecake Factory does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cheesecake Factory is 33.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Cheesecake Factory will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.34% next year. This indicates that Cheesecake Factory will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Cheesecake Factory's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.7 / 5Environmental Score-4.28 Percentage of Shares Shorted19.83% of the float of Cheesecake Factory has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCheesecake Factory has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cheesecake Factory has recently decreased by 13.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News Sentiment0.53 News SentimentCheesecake Factory has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Cheesecake Factory this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.Search Interest21 people have searched for CAKE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 163% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Cheesecake Factory to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $8,273,113.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 8.40% of the stock of Cheesecake Factory is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions94.48% of the stock of Cheesecake Factory is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Cheesecake Factory's insider trading history. Receive CAKE Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Cheesecake Factory and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CAKE Stock News HeadlinesThe Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) Director Sells $816,121.44 in StockAugust 2, 2025 | insidertrades.comThe Cheesecake Factory's Best Selling Dish Isn't Cheesecake - It's Not Even In The Top 3August 9 at 7:07 PM | msn.com$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal. | Brownstone Research (Ad)Man arrested in Cheesecake Factory shootingAugust 8 at 6:47 PM | msn.comPiper Sandler Keeps Their Hold Rating on Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)August 8 at 1:45 PM | theglobeandmail.comThe Egg Mistake That's Making Your Cheesecake Grainy (And How To Fix It)August 6, 2025 | msn.comCheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) Price Target Raised to $62.00August 6, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comCheesecake Factory Second Quarter 2025 Earnings: EPS Beats ExpectationsAugust 5, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines CAKE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CAKE shares performed this year? Cheesecake Factory's stock was trading at $47.44 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CAKE stock has increased by 29.7% and is now trading at $61.54. How were Cheesecake Factory's earnings last quarter? The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.10. The firm's revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Cheesecake Factory have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Cheesecake Factory: Fox Restaurant Concepts LLC, BirdChili Asian Kitchen Incorporated, CCF Asia IP Corporation, CCF Asia Operating Corporation, CCF China Operating Corporation, CCF Latin America Corporation, CCF Latin America IP Corporation, and more. Who are Cheesecake Factory's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Cheesecake Factory include Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (2.56%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.24%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (2.20%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.51%). Insiders that own company stock include David Overton, Matthew Eliot Clark, Scarlett May, Keith Carango, Edie A Ames and Alexander L Cappello. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Cheesecake Factory? Shares of CAKE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Cheesecake Factory own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cheesecake Factory investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Intel (INTC). Company Calendar Record date for 5/27 Dividend5/14/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend5/14/2025Dividend Payable5/27/2025Last Earnings7/29/2025Today8/09/2025Record date for 8/26 Dividend8/12/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend8/12/2025Dividend Payable8/26/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry RETAIL - RESTRNTS Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNASDAQ:CAKE CIK887596 Webwww.thecheesecakefactory.com Phone(818) 871-3000Fax818-871-3001Employees47,900Year Founded1978Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Cheesecake Factory$61.75 High Price Target$75.00 Low Price Target$47.00 Potential Upside/Downside+0.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.19 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$3.25 Trailing P/E Ratio18.94 Forward P/E Ratio16.59 P/E Growth1.47Net Income$156.78 million Net Margins4.33% Pretax Margin4.74% Return on Equity45.92% Return on Assets5.93% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.40 Current Ratio0.51 Quick Ratio0.43 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.58 billion Price / Sales0.86 Cash Flow$5.29 per share Price / Cash Flow11.63 Book Value$8.05 per share Price / Book7.64Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares49,810,000Free Float45,626,000Market Cap$3.07 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.17 Social Links Reduce the RiskMarket downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. 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