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Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE) stock

CAKENasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 29, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 2, 2026Score 12/3035% above fair value
$106.20−3.47 (-3.16%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $5.28BP/E 25.2Yield 1.02%

Cheesecake Factory statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date
Nov 10, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 29, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$5.46B
$856.36M
Enterprise Value
$5.77B
$1.26B
PE Ratio
25.99
26.67
PS Ratio
1.36
0.84
PB Ratio
9.51
3.09
P/TBV Ratio
16.95
5.96
P/FCF Ratio
24.89
24.89
P/OCF Ratio
14.04
10.47

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
1.44
1.26
EV / EBITDA
16.18
12.27
EV / EBIT
23.87
19.04
EV / FCF
26.32
30.66

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
50M
35M
Shares Change (YoY)
0.55%
0.32%
Shares Change (QoQ)
0.12%
0.03%
Float
46M
26M
Shares Held by Insiders
7.36%
13.9%
Shares Held by Institutions
102.6%
74.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
9M
–
Short Interest Change
-10.4%
-2.87%
Short % of Float
20.3%
8.80%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
18.8%
5.90%
Days to Cover
5.30
3.92

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$118.64
–
52-Week Low
$43.07
–
20-Day Moving Average
$111.74
–
50-Day Moving Average
$107.80
–
200-Day Moving Average
$81.76
–
Average True Range (14)
$4.82
–
Price Change (1 Week)
-4.96%
-3.59%
Price Change (1 Month)
-2.40%
6.46%
Price Change (3 Months)
-1.98%
-9.00%
Price Change (6 Months)
94.0%
12.1%
Price Change (YTD)
117.3%
1.89%
Price Change (1 Year)
138.6%
-0.74%
Price Change (3 Years)
249.4%
-13.2%
Price Change (5 Years)
147.6%
-43.6%
Price Change (10 Years)
89.2%
41.4%
Average Volume (10 Days)
1M
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
2M
–
Relative Volume
0.64
0.79
Relative Strength Index (14)
49.4
52.4
Volatility (1 Year)
39.7%
55.1%
Beta (5 Years)
1.17
1.03

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin
6.04%
4.39%
Pretax Margin
5.85%
2.61%
Profit Margin
5.20%
1.93%
EBITDA Margin
8.91%
8.92%
FCF Margin
5.48%
2.38%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
41.6%
7.95%
Return on Assets (ROA)
6.22%
2.10%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
24.5%
12.4%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
11.3%
5.22%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
0.36
0.78
Quick Ratio
0.19
0.45
Debt / Equity
0.98
0.56
Debt / EBITDA
1.58
3.02
Debt / FCF
2.57
7.64
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.88
2.62

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
7.87%
6.48%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
29.4%
5.87%
EPS Growth (YoY)
27.9%
5.93%
FCF Growth (YoY)
37.5%
12.9%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
4.34%
6.75%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
13.6%
9.96%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
52.7%
9.11%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
1.20
1.03
Revenue Per Employee
$82.72K
$98.45K
Profits Per Employee
$4.30K
$2.40K
Employee Count
48,400
6,500
WACC
10.3%
8.67%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$4.00B
$886.68M
Operating Income
$241.76M
$28.21M
Pretax Income
$234.36M
$10.66M
Net Income
$208.02M
$17.16M
EBITDA
$356.69M
$65.94M
EPS (Diluted)
$4.22
$0.34

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$249.27M
$36.54M
Total Debt
$563.71M
$337.23M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$314.44M
-$2.59M
Net Cash Per Share
-$6.32
-$0.26
Equity (Book Value)
$574.07M
$106.18M
Book Value Per Share
$11.54
$2.94
Tangible Book Value
$322.02M
$4.55M
Working Capital
-$849.63M
-$13.18M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$388.65M
$72.42M
Capital Expenditures
-$169.39M
-$66.96M
Free Cash Flow
$219.25M
$20.20M
FCF Per Share
$4.41
$0.43

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
3.81%
2.13%
FCF Yield
4.02%
3.01%
Dividend Yield
0.98%
2.44%
Buyback Yield
0.79%
1.18%
Shareholder Yield
1.77%
4.37%
Dividend Per Share
$1.08
$1.08
Dividend Growth (YoY)
0.00%
5.86%
Years of Dividend Growth
0
1
Payout Ratio
27.4%
47.0%
FCF Payout Ratio
26.0%
47.9%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax
$26.34M
$1.89M
Effective Tax Rate
11.2%
19.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$33.10
$9.55
Graham Upside
-69.8%
-62.3%
Altman Z-Score
2.86
2.10
Piotroski F-Score
5
5
Lynch Fair Value
$105.50
–
Lynch Upside
-3.80%
-25.9%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodCAKES&P 500DifferenceCAKE per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month-2.3%-2.7%+0.4 pts
3 months-9.2%-1.7%−7.5 pts
Year to date+113.6%+11.9%+101.7 pts
1 year+134.3%+12.0%+122.3 pts
3 years+271.2%+78.2%+193.0 pts+54.8%+21.2%
5 years+170.3%+73.2%+97.0 pts+22.0%+11.6%
10 years+125.7%+309.6%−184.0 pts+8.5%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

9M CAKE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 10.4% from the previous report, or 20.28% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 61.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20269,349,787-10.4%1,762,4595.3
Oct 15, 202610,433,222+1.6%1,154,5089.0
Sep 30, 202610,265,860+3.6%1,402,2397.3
Sep 15, 20269,908,462+4.9%1,341,5617.4
Aug 31, 20269,444,495+2.1%1,725,8445.5
Aug 14, 20269,246,344-3.1%1,883,9064.9
Jul 31, 20269,542,274+7.1%1,979,9754.8
Jul 15, 20268,909,603+2.7%1,359,2796.5
Jun 30, 20268,673,277-1.0%1,291,4106.7
Jun 15, 20268,761,451-2.9%1,433,6396.1
May 29, 20269,025,374+1.0%904,09310.0
May 15, 20268,939,154+9.5%1,225,1187.3

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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