NASDAQ: CAKE
Cheesecake Factory Inc Stock

$54.75+0.38 (+0.7%)
Updated Mar 31, 2026
CAKE Price
$54.75
Fair Value Price
$133.08
Market Cap
$2.73B
52 Week Low
$42.69
52 Week High
$69.70
P/E
17.27x
P/B
6.25x
P/S
0.62x
PEG
0.97x
Dividend Yield
2.03%
Revenue
$3.75B
Earnings
$148.43M
Gross Margin
43.3%
Operating Margin
4.62%
Profit Margin
4%
Debt to Equity
6.47
Operating Cash Flow
$301M
Beta
1.13
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

CAKE Overview

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates restaurants. It operates two bakeries that produces cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. The company owns and operates 306 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands, including 208 The Cheesecake Factory and 29 North Italia; and a collection of Fox Restaurant Concepts, as well as 29 The Cheesecake Factory restaurants under licensing agreements internationally. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.

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Industry: Restaurant

Industry Rating
F
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#9 of 39

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CAKE ($54.75) is undervalued by 58.86% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $133.08 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
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CAKE ($54.75) is significantly undervalued by 58.86% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $133.08 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, which includes a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

CAKE fair value

Fair Value of CAKE stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$54.75
Fair Value
$133.08
Undervalued by
58.86%
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CAKE price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
17.27x
Industry
37.19x
Market
30.95x
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CAKE price to book (PB)

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Company
6.25x
Industry
68.69x
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CAKE price to earnings growth (PEG)

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CAKE's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$961.6M
Net Income
$28.8M
Profit Margin
3%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Assets to liabilities

Assets
$3.3B
Liabilities
$2.8B
Debt to equity
6.47
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Cash flow

Operating
$74.9M
Investing
-$25.3M
Financing
-$24.0M
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Debt Coverage Financials

CAKE vs Restaurant Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
CAKEC$2.73B+0.70%17.27x6.25x
CHAC$1.77B-3.12%1.48x0.24x
ARCOB$1.74B+4.04%8.17x2.26x
SHAKC$3.78B+5.91%77.61x7.19x
WEND$1.32B+2.51%8.18x11.27x

Cheesecake Factory Stock FAQ

What is Cheesecake Factory's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: CAKE) Cheesecake Factory trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CAKE. Cheesecake Factory stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: CAKE.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE)?

(NASDAQ: CAKE) Cheesecake Factory's 52-week high was $69.70, and its 52-week low was $42.69. It is currently -21.45% from its 52-week high and 28.25% from its 52-week low.

How much is Cheesecake Factory stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: CAKE) Cheesecake Factory currently has 49,859,091 outstanding shares. With Cheesecake Factory stock trading at $54.75 per share, the total value of Cheesecake Factory stock (market capitalization) is $2.73B.

Cheesecake Factory stock was originally listed at a price of $6.03 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Cheesecake Factory stock at $6.03, your return over the last 28 years would have been 808.71%, for an annualized return of 8.2% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Cheesecake Factory's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: CAKE) Cheesecake Factory stock price per share is $54.75 today (as of Mar 31, 2026).

What is Cheesecake Factory's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: CAKE) Cheesecake Factory's market cap is $2.73B, as of Apr 2, 2026.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Cheesecake Factory's market cap is calculated by multiplying CAKE's current stock price of $54.75 by CAKE's total outstanding shares of 49,859,091.
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