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    The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)

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    CONSUMER CYCLICAL • RESTAURANTS • NASDAQ

    $116.59
    +3.74 (+3.31%)

    Market Cap: $5.72B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    64%(25/39)
    Avg Surprise
    -3.32%
    Streak
    11 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.88
    Range$0.81 - $1.10
    17 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    2
    0
    7d
    3
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.66+33.3%
    60d ago$0.84+4.4%
    30d ago$0.86+3.0%
    7d ago$0.88+0.7%
    Current$0.88
    Revenue Consensus
    $990M
    Range$981M - $1.0B
    16 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.47
    Range$0.97 - $2.04
    17 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.1B
    Range$1.0B - $1.1B
    17 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.47---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.88---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 28
    		$1.44$1.17+23.08%Beat+24.1%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.05$1.01+3.96%Beat+12.9%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 18
    		$1.00$0.98+2.04%Beat-3.8%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 28
    		$0.68$0.60+13.33%Beat+17.2%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 29
    		$1.16$1.06+9.43%Beat+6.4%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.93$0.82+13.41%Beat+27.4%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 19
    		$1.04$0.91+14.29%Beat+30.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.58$0.49+18.37%Beat+48.7%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 31
    		$1.09$1.00+9.00%Beat+23.9%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 8
    		$0.73$0.64+14.06%Beat+19.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 21
    		$0.80$0.73+9.59%Beat+42.9%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.39$0.42-7.14%Miss+1400.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.88$0.82+7.32%Beat+69.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 10
    		$0.61$0.59+3.39%Beat+29.8%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.56$0.59-5.08%Miss+14.3%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 1
    		$-0.03N/A-110.34%Miss-104.6%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.52$0.77-32.47%Miss-35.0%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.47$0.51-7.84%Miss+135.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 16
    		$0.49$0.49+0.00%Beat+253.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.65$0.70-7.14%Miss+297.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.80$0.78+2.56%Beat+170.8%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.20$-0.06+433.33%Beat+400.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 17
    		$-0.32$-0.04-639.03%Miss-155.2%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$-0.33$-0.37+10.81%Beat-155.9%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 29
    		$-1.13$-1.10-2.73%Miss-237.8%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    		$0.04N/A+126.67%Beat-93.5%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 19
    		$0.58$0.61-4.92%Miss-3.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.59$0.55+7.27%Beat-4.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.82$0.81+1.23%Beat+26.2%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 1
    		$0.62$0.60+3.33%Beat+10.7%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 20
    		$0.60$0.62-3.23%Miss+13.2%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.62$0.58+6.90%Beat+10.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.65$0.81-19.75%Miss-16.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.56$0.68-17.65%Miss-22.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 21
    		$0.53$0.53+0.00%Beat-20.9%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.56$0.60-6.67%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.78$0.76+2.63%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 3
    		$0.72$0.73-1.37%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.67$0.67+0.00%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield1.03%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.20
    Payout Ratio30.54%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, May, Aug, Nov
    CAKE dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun CAKE in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio27.96EV/EBITDA22.42x
    Price/FCF26.35xFCF Yield3.79%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin4.61%Operating Margin7.77%
    ROE38.80%ROIC7.70%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity3.68xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio0.59xQuick Ratio0.52x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.04Avg Volume1.29M
    52-Week High$118.6352-Week Low$42.54

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$110.01
    SMA 20$106.94
    SMA 50$107.53
    SMA 200$76.29
    EMA 10$110.49
    EMA 20$108.33
    EMA 50$103.91
    EMA 200$82.37

    MACD

    Line: 2.37Signal: 1.44Hist: 0.93

    ADX

    ADX: 20.2+DI: 33.8-DI: 13.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down24.0
    PSAR$107.65

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$115.89
    Lower Band$97.99
    %B Position1674%(Upper)
    Band Width1.04

    RSI (14-Day)

    Overbought
    70.1

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K91.3
    Stoch %D86.0
    Williams %R-6.2
    ROC (10d)8.0%
    Momentum8.64
    CCI (20d)198.7
    MFI (14d)73.0

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$3.49(3.0%)
    StdDev (20d)4.47
    Hist Vol25.3%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$115.93
    OBV70.8M
    AD Line-342.7M
    CMF (20d)0.329

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.3M
    Vol Ratio1.1x
    VWMA (20d)$106.80

    Pivot Points

    R3$117.26
    R2$115.13
    R1$113.99
    Pivot Point$111.86
    S1$110.72
    S2$108.59
    S3$107.45

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI18.73
    Ultimate Osc67.2
    KST41.49

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$1.03B$978.83M$961.56M$907.23M$955.83M$927.20M$920.96M$865.47M$904.04M$891.22M$877.01M$830.21M
    Cost of Revenue$351.48M$612.12M$1.08B$578.50M$589.24M$331.07M$76.13M$310.94M$556.38M$320.93M$-378,904,000$531.20M
    Gross Profit$678.16M$366.71M$-122,259,000$328.73M$366.58M$596.12M$844.83M$554.53M$347.66M$570.29M$1.26B$299.01M
    Operating Expenses$599.55M$311.67M$-155,494,000$291.46M$301.76M$544.16M$798.20M$520.83M$288.97M$531.00M$1.25B$279.98M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$338.28M$63.93M$-434,938,000$59.00M$58.78M$306.36M$543.99M$295.67M$54.38M$293.91M$977.11M$54.21M
    Operating Income$78.61M$55.05M$33.23M$37.27M$64.82M$51.96M$46.63M$33.70M$58.69M$39.29M$8.14M$19.03M
    Interest Income$-2,057,000$-1,995,000$-3,000,000$-2,247,000$-2,873,000$-2,328,000$-2,137,000$-2,431,000$-2,761,000$-2,778,000$0$0
    Interest Expense$0$0$2.53M$0$0$15.89M$1.30M$0$0$0$-6,069,000$2.03M
    Income Before Tax$76.90M$53.35M$30.70M$35.48M$62.23M$34.48M$45.34M$31.84M$56.34M$37.53M$5.66M$17.00M
    Income Tax Expense$8.51M$3.80M$1.93M$3.58M$7.42M$1.54M$4.18M$1.84M$3.90M$4.34M$-7,025,000$-942,000
    Net Income$68.39M$49.55M$28.77M$31.90M$54.81M$32.94M$41.15M$29.99M$52.44M$33.19M$12.68M$17.95M
    EBITDA$108.06M$83.33M$62.37M$65.15M$91.96M$78.78M$73.91M$59.56M$84.06M$65.07M$32.15M$41.87M
    EBIT$78.96M$55.35M$33.70M$37.73M$65.10M$52.70M$47.47M$34.27M$59.10M$40.31M$8.14M$19.03M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    CAKE Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    28.0x
    Forward P/E
    22.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    22.4x
    P/FCF
    26.4x
    PEG
    1.9x
    P/B
    10.5x
    See GNG's fair value

    CAKE Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    32.3%
    Operating margin
    7.8%
    Net margin
    4.6%
    ROIC
    7.7%
    ROE
    38.8%
    FCF margin
    5.3%
    FCF yield
    3.8%

    CAKE Competitors

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    Sector: Consumer Cyclical

    CAKE Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    18
    Strong Buy
    0
    Buy
    4
    Hold
    13
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    CAKE Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CAKE beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    Bear case

    • CAKE has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.7x.

    CAKE Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    12.2%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.88
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    3 up, 0 down

    CAKE Dividend

    Forward yield
    1.0%
    Payout ratio
    30.5%
    Pay months
    Mar, May, Aug, Nov
    CAKE dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About CAKE

    What is CAKE's current dividend yield?

    The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has a forward dividend yield of 1.03%.

    Does CAKE pay dividends?

    Yes, The Cheesecake Factory pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.03%.

    What is CAKE's P/E ratio?

    The Cheesecake Factory has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.96.

    What is CAKE's market cap?

    The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has a market capitalization of $5.72B with a current stock price of $116.59.

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