CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE (CAKE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:CAKE • US1630721017

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This CAKE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CAKE Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CAKE had positive earnings in the past year.
  • CAKE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • CAKE had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • CAKE had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
CAKE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCAKE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M -200M 300M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of CAKE (4.55%) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • CAKE has a Return On Equity of 34.01%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CAKE outperforms 88.10% of its industry peers.
  • CAKE's Return On Invested Capital of 8.27% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CAKE outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CAKE is below the industry average of 10.48%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (8.27%) for CAKE is above the 3 year average (7.39%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.55%
ROE 34.01%
ROIC 8.27%
ROA(3y)4.42%
ROA(5y)3.32%
ROE(3y)33.74%
ROE(5y)26.17%
ROIC(3y)7.39%
ROIC(5y)6.21%
CAKE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCAKE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 3.96%, CAKE is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.76% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAKE has grown nicely.
  • CAKE's Operating Margin of 5.99% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CAKE outperforms 41.27% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CAKE has grown nicely.
  • With an excellent Gross Margin value of 78.33%, CAKE belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.27% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAKE's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.99%
PM (TTM) 3.96%
GM 78.33%
OM growth 3Y33.21%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y44.74%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.26%
GM growth 5Y0.34%
CAKE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCAKE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. CAKE Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CAKE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CAKE has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • CAKE has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • CAKE has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
CAKE Yearly Shares OutstandingCAKE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
CAKE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCAKE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.48 indicates that CAKE is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of CAKE (2.48) is better than 69.84% of its industry peers.
  • CAKE has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.09. This is a neutral value as CAKE would need 4.09 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.09, CAKE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.29 is on the high side and indicates that CAKE has dependencies on debt financing.
  • CAKE has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.29. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CAKE outperforms 53.97% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.29
Debt/FCF 4.09
Altman-Z 2.48
ROIC/WACC1.07
WACC7.74%
CAKE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCAKE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.59 indicates that CAKE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CAKE has a Current ratio of 0.59. This is in the lower half of the industry: CAKE underperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
  • CAKE has a Quick Ratio of 0.59. This is a bad value and indicates that CAKE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CAKE (0.52) is worse than 77.78% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.59
Quick Ratio 0.52
CAKE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCAKE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. CAKE Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 9.59% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 35.36% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • Looking at the last year, CAKE shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.75% in the last year.
  • CAKE shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 13.60% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.59%
EPS 3Y35.36%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-3.85%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.75%
Revenue growth 3Y4.34%
Revenue growth 5Y13.6%
Sales Q2Q%4.41%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 10.23% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CAKE will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 4.64% on average per year.
EPS Next Y9.06%
EPS Next 2Y9.4%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year4.43%
Revenue Next 2Y5.51%
Revenue Next 3Y6.07%
Revenue Next 5Y4.64%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
CAKE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCAKE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 1B 2B 3B 4B
CAKE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCAKE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 4

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4. CAKE Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 15.27, CAKE is valued correctly.
  • 73.81% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CAKE, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • CAKE is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.70, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 14.00, which indicates a correct valuation of CAKE.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CAKE indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CAKE is cheaper than 73.81% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CAKE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 23.84.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 15.27
Fwd PE 14
CAKE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCAKE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CAKE is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.70% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CAKE is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 73.02% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 18.64
EV/EBITDA 9.84
CAKE Per share dataCAKE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CAKE's PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of CAKE may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)1.68
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y9.4%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%

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5. CAKE Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • CAKE has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.12%.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.11, CAKE pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.89, CAKE has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.12%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of CAKE decreases each year by -0.62%.
  • CAKE has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
  • CAKE has decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-0.62%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
CAKE Yearly Dividends per shareCAKE Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • 35.16% of the earnings are spent on dividend by CAKE. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP35.16%
EPS Next 2Y9.4%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%
CAKE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendCAKE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M -200M
CAKE Dividend Payout.CAKE Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.CAKE Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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CAKE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE

NASDAQ:CAKE (3/13/2026, 8:13:13 PM)

After market: 57.6 +0.03 (+0.05%)

57.57

+0.97 (+1.71%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)02-18
Earnings (Next)04-28
Inst Owners115.77%
Inst Owner Change-36.1%
Ins Owners8.31%
Ins Owner Change25.22%
Market Cap2.87B
Revenue(TTM)3.75B
Net Income(TTM)148.43M
Analysts71.72
Price Target66.36 (15.27%)
Short Float %19.62%
Short Ratio6.53
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.12%
Yearly Dividend1.03
Dividend Growth(5Y)-0.62%
DP35.16%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-Date03-04
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)4.72%
Min EPS beat(2)-1.04%
Max EPS beat(2)10.48%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)7.08%
Min EPS beat(4)-1.04%
Max EPS beat(4)12.08%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)9.52%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)6.6%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)-4.96%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.64%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.56%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.72%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.61%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.56%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.72%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.74%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.12%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.21%
PT rev (1m)7.93%
PT rev (3m)9.86%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.65%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.93%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.46%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.5%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.12%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.13%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.25%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.25%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 15.27
Fwd PE 14
P/S 0.77
P/FCF 18.64
P/OCF 9.53
P/B 6.58
P/tB 15.55
EV/EBITDA 9.84
EPS(TTM)3.77
EY6.55%
EPS(NY)4.11
Fwd EY7.14%
FCF(TTM)3.09
FCFY5.37%
OCF(TTM)6.04
OCFY10.5%
SpS75.25
BVpS8.75
TBVpS3.7
PEG (NY)1.68
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number27.25
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.55%
ROE 34.01%
ROCE 9.04%
ROIC 8.27%
ROICexc 9.05%
ROICexgc 10.18%
OM 5.99%
PM (TTM) 3.96%
GM 78.33%
FCFM 4.11%
ROA(3y)4.42%
ROA(5y)3.32%
ROE(3y)33.74%
ROE(5y)26.17%
ROIC(3y)7.39%
ROIC(5y)6.21%
ROICexc(3y)7.8%
ROICexc(5y)6.6%
ROICexgc(3y)8.8%
ROICexgc(5y)7.48%
ROCE(3y)8.08%
ROCE(5y)6.8%
ROICexgc growth 3Y32.61%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y33.35%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y33.21%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y44.74%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.26%
GM growth 5Y0.34%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.15
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.29
Debt/FCF 4.09
Debt/EBITDA 1.68
Cap/Depr 135.06%
Cap/Sales 3.93%
Interest Coverage 25.88
Cash Conversion 90.27%
Profit Quality 103.77%
Current Ratio 0.59
Quick Ratio 0.52
Altman-Z 2.48
F-Score6
WACC7.74%
ROIC/WACC1.07
Cap/Depr(3y)152.9%
Cap/Depr(5y)131.27%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.3%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.72%
Profit Quality(3y)78.76%
Profit Quality(5y)129.17%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.59%
EPS 3Y35.36%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-3.85%
EPS Next Y9.06%
EPS Next 2Y9.4%
EPS Next 3Y10.23%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.75%
Revenue growth 3Y4.34%
Revenue growth 5Y13.6%
Sales Q2Q%4.41%
Revenue Next Year4.43%
Revenue Next 2Y5.51%
Revenue Next 3Y6.07%
Revenue Next 5Y4.64%
EBIT growth 1Y15.6%
EBIT growth 3Y38.99%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year60.08%
EBIT Next 3Y23.54%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y44.07%
FCF growth 3Y46.69%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y12.28%
OCF growth 3Y23%
OCF growth 5Y153.11%

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE / CAKE Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CAKE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CAKE.


What is the valuation status for CAKE stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE (CAKE). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of CAKE stock?

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE (CAKE) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


What is the valuation of CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE (CAKE) is 15.27 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 6.58.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for CAKE stock?

The dividend rating of CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC/THE (CAKE) is 4 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 35.16%.