The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated: stock overview

CAKENASDAQConsumer cyclical · Retail-Eating Places

Price

$109.11

November 13, 2026Market cap $5.4B

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In short

Cheesecake Factory had revenue of $4.0B over the last 12 months and net income of $208M, a net margin of 5.2%. Revenue grew by 13.6% a year on average over the last 5 years. At $109.11 the shares trade at a P/E of 26.2, against a median of 16.6 over the last 5 fiscal years. It has net debt of $876M. It pays a dividend yielding 1.10%.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to December 30, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings
Market cap
$5.4B
49.86M shares
P/E
26.2
Today26.2
Median16.6
Revenue, 12 months
$4.0B
+13.6% a year over 5 years
Net margin
5.2%
FY2025: 3.9%, above 58% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

FY2023–FY2025 fiscal years

+4.4% a year over 2 years

  • FY2025Dec 30, 202510-K
    Revenue$3.8B
  • 202410-K
    Revenue$3.6B
  • FY2023Jan 2, 202410-K
    Revenue$3.4B

Fiscal years in figures

CAKE's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from FY2009 to FY2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $2.4B
$5.4B
Enterprise value 
$6.3B
P/E 3-year median: 16.3
26.2
EV / EBIT 
26.1
EV / Revenue 
1.6
P/B 3-year median: 5.5
9.5
FCF yield 3-year median: 4.4%
4.0%
Earnings yield 3-year median: 6.1%
3.8%

Profitability

Operating margin 
6.0%
Net margin 3-year median: 4.0%
5.2%
ROIC 
17.7%
ROIC, 5-year average 
10.5%
ROE 
43.1%

Growth

Revenue, yearly change 
+4.8%
EPS, yearly change 
-4.4%
FCF, yearly change 
+43.6%
Revenue, average a year 
+13.6%

The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.

Balance sheet

Cash 
$249M
Total debt 
$2.7B
Of which operating leases 
$1.6B
Net debt 
$876M
Net debt / EBITDA 
2.5x
Interest cover 
–
Current ratio 
0.36

Balance sheet of September 29, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield 3-year median: 2.3%
1.10%
Buybacks 
2.83%
Total returned 
3.93%
Shares, yearly change 
-3.5%
Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 58).

Operating margin

5.0%

Above 53% of the 44 companies in its industry, and 50% of all.

Net margin

3.9%

Above 58% of the 46 companies in its industry, and 49% of all.

ROE

33.9%

Above 86% of the 33 companies in its industry, and 93% of all.

ROA

4.5%

Above 66% of the 46 companies in its industry, and 70% of all.

Revenue growth

4.8%

Above 52% of the 45 companies in its industry, and 45% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
CIK
887596
Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry (SIC)
5812 · Retail-Eating Places
Fiscal year ends
December 30
Latest annual report
December 30, 2025
Reporting currency
USD
Shares
49.86M

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What is CAKE's market cap?

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's market cap is $5.4B, at a price of $109.11 on November 13, 2026 and 49.86M shares.

What is CAKE's P/E?

CAKE's P/E is 26.2, on earnings per share of $4.22 over the last 12 months. The median over the last 5 fiscal years was 16.6.

How much revenue does CAKE have?

Cheesecake Factory had revenue of $4.0B over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by +13.6% a year on average.

Does CAKE pay a dividend?

Yes. Cheesecake Factory paid $1.20 per share over the last 12 months, a yield of 1.10% at today's price. All the figures are in the Dividend section.

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From The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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