Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)$61.14
Market Cap: 2.49 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Cheesecake Factory (CAKE).
CONSUMER CYCLICAL
RESTAURANTS
DCF ready
Valuation
14.7x
EV/FCF, 6.8% FCF yield
Quality
33.9%
ROIC, 4.1% FCF margin
Growth
N/A
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
0.0x
Debt/equity, 0.6x current ratio
Superinvestors
2
Top: First Eagle Investment Management (0.0%)
Strengths to research
- Return on equity is strong at 33.9%.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at 0.0x.
- 10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.
Watchouts
- Current ratio is below 1 at 0.6x.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 22 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for CAKE.
Grade B
77
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| CAKE Target | Cheesecake Factory | $2.5B | 20.0x | 14.7x | 33.9% | N/A | 4.1% | N/A | -0.7x | N/A |
| SG | Sweetgreen Inc Class A | $2.3B | -8.6x | -18.5x | -37.6% | 25.2% | -17.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SHAK | Shake Shack Inc. | $4.1B | 57.5x | 70.8x | 6.4% | 22.6% | 3.9% | N/A | -0.7x | N/A |
| EAT | Brinker International | $5.7B | 16.5x | 13.8x | 103.3% | 11.8% | 7.7% | N/A | 0.0x | N/A |
| CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Cntry Store | $952.0M | 15.7x | 15.3x | 10.0% | 6.7% | 1.7% | N/A | -0.2x | N/A |
| BJRI | BJ's Restaurants Inc. | $863.9M | 20.6x | 22.6x | 10.8% | 12.4% | 2.9% | N/A | 0.5x | N/A |
| PTLO | Portillo's Inc Cl A | $664.6M | 14.9x | -52.8x | 2.6% | 10.0% | -2.5% | N/A | 4.3x | N/A |
| BROS | Dutch Bros Inc Class A | $9.8B | 81.4x | 179.7x | 9.0% | 38.0% | 3.3% | N/A | -0.2x | N/A |
| DPZ | Dominos Pizza Inc. | $16.4B | 18.0x | 24.2x | N/A | 3.7% | 13.6% | 40.0% | -0.1x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for CAKE (annual).
2 superinvestors own CAKE
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Eagle Investment Management First Eagle Investment Management | 147,591 | $8M | 0.01% | 0.0% |
| Polen Capital Management Polen Capital Management | 24,822 | $1M | 0.01% | 0.0% |