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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

$102.7 +$49.89 (+94.47%)

NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC

Previous Close

$101.16

Day Range

$99.54$103.31

Year Range

$43.07$118.46

Market Cap

5.1B

AVG Volume

1.5M

Trailing/Forward PE

26.81/20.68

PEG ratio

2.51

Dividend Yield

1.14%

Next Earnings Date

2026-10-27

Primary Exchange

NASDAQ

Revenue (USD)

CAKE Revenue (USD) by year
Period	Revenue (USD)
2025	3.75B
2024	3.58B
2023	3.44B
2022	3.3B
2021	2.93B
2020	1.98B
2019	2.48B
2018	2.35B
2017	2.26B
2016	2.28B

Net Income (USD)

CAKE Net Income (USD) by year
Period	Net Income (USD)
2025	148.43M
2024	156.78M
2023	101.35M
2022	43.12M
2021	72.37M
2020	-253.37M
2019	127.29M
2018	99.03M
2017	157.39M
2016	139.49M

Operating Income (USD)

CAKE Operating Income (USD) by year
Period	Operating Income (USD)
2025	187.28M
2024	178.32M
2023	108.57M
2022	38.94M
2021	82.32M
2020	-347.44M
2019	103.6M
2018	118.95M
2017	152.84M
2016	200.99M

EBITDA (USD)

CAKE EBITDA (USD) by year
Period	EBITDA (USD)
2025	277.72M
2024	284.6M
2023	243.25M
2022	174.47M
2021	185.16M
2020	-12.16M
2019	220.06M
2018	219.04M
2017	246.81M
2016	289.12M

Cash Flows (USD)

CAKE Cash Flows (USD) by year
Period	Cash Flows (USD)
2025	155.08M
2024	107.06M
2023	65.36M
2022	48.78M
2021	145.46M
2020	-48.01M
2019	142.9M
2018	185.39M
2017	116.36M
2016	185.06M

EPS (USD)

CAKE EPS (USD) by year
Period	EPS (USD)
2025	3.07
2024	3.21
2023	2.06
2022	0.83
2021	1.02
2020	-2.77
2019	2.85
2018	2.13
2017	3.29
2016	2.82

Expenses (USD)

CAKE Expenses (USD) by year
Period	Expenses (USD)
2025	391.12M
2024	390M
2023	629.15M
2022	558.1M
2021	361.88M
2020	407.93M
2019	298.09M
2018	260.7M
2017	263.97M
2016	263.5M

Cash & Debt (USD)

CAKE Cash & Debt (USD) by year
Period	Cash & Debt (USD)
2025	215.73M
2024	84.18M
2023	56.29M
2022	114.78M
2021	189.63M
2020	154.09M
2019	58.42M
2018	26.58M
2017	6.01M
2016	53.84M

Debt ratios

CAKE Debt ratios by year
Period	Debt ratios
2025	3.31
2024	2.06
2023	3.05
2022	3.04
2021	2.66
2020	2.2
2019	1.59
2018	-0.02

Margins

CAKE Margins by year
Period	Margins
2025	78.33%
2024	42.19%
2023	38.05%
2022	38.76%
2021	41.05%
2020	38.46%
2019	41.13%
2018	41.5%
2017	42.62%
2016	43.46%

Return on Capital

CAKE Return on Capital by year
Period	Return on Capital
2025	34.01%
2024	35.35%
2023	31.87%
2022	14.77%
2021	21.92%
2020	-49.98%
2019	22.26%
2018	17.34%
2017	25.65%
2016	23.13%

Shares Outstanding

CAKE Shares Outstanding by year
Period	Shares Outstanding
2025	46.62M
2024	47.79M
2023	47.83M
2022	48.95M
2021	50.24M
2020	43.78M
2019	43.69M
2018	44.8M
2017	45.75M
2016	47.4M

Dividends (USD)

CAKE Dividends (USD) by year
Period	Dividends (USD)
2026	0.9
2025	1.08
2024	1.08
2023	1.08
2022	0.81
2020	0.36
2019	1.38
2018	1.24
2017	1.06
2016	0.88

Employee Count

CAKE Employee Count by year
Period	Employee Count
2025	48.4K
2024	47.9K
2024	47.9K
2023	47.5K
2021	45.8K
2020	42.5K
2019	46.25K
2019	38.7K
2018	39.1K
2017	38.8K

Book Value Per Share (USD)

CAKE Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
Period	Book Value Per Share (USD)
2025	9.36
2024	9.28
2023	6.65
2022	5.97
2021	6.57
2020	11.58
2019	13.09
2018	12.75
2017	13.41
2016	12.73

Total Assets (USD)

CAKE Total Assets (USD) by year
Period	Total Assets (USD)
2025	3.26B
2024	3.04B
2023	2.84B
2022	2.78B
2021	2.8B
2020	2.75B
2019	2.84B
2018	1.31B
2017	1.33B
2016	1.29B

PE Ratio

CAKE PE Ratio by year
Period	PE Ratio
Sep 26	26.81
Sep 26	28.08
Aug 26	29.26
Aug 26	29.58
Aug 26	29.6
Aug 26	27.95
Jul 26	28.63
Jul 26	23.91
Jul 26	24.21
Jul 26	23.36
Jul 26	22.35
Jun 26	22.69
Jun 26	21.79
Jun 26	21.25
Jun 26	18.67
May 26	18.64
May 26	17.26
May 26	16.79
May 26	17.4
May 26	18.91
Apr 26	19.39
Apr 26	19.69
Apr 26	18.58
Apr 26	17.35
Mar 26	16.98
Mar 26	17.95
Mar 26	18.08
Mar 26	19.38
Feb 26	20.35
Feb 26	18.42
Feb 26	17
Feb 26	18.33
Jan 26	16.8
Jan 26	17.07
Jan 26	17.19
Jan 26	16.7
Jan 26	15.31
Dec 25	15.23
Dec 25	15.08
Dec 25	14.45
Dec 25	13.62
Nov 25	13.81
Nov 25	13.16
Nov 25	13.03
Nov 25	13.75
Oct 25	14.54
Oct 25	16.39
Oct 25	15.76
Oct 25	15.2
Oct 25	16.2
Sep 25	15.98
Sep 25	15.93
Sep 25	16.5
Sep 25	17.7
Aug 25	17.94
Aug 25	18.31
Aug 25	18.39
Aug 25	17.97
Aug 25	18.94
Jul 25	19.97
Jul 25	19.03
Jul 25	19.67
Jul 25	19.95
Jun 25	18.9
Jun 25	18.21
Jun 25	17.31
Jun 25	17.55
May 25	16.75
May 25	15.96
May 25	17.02
May 25	15.22
May 25	15.33
Apr 25	15.29
Apr 25	14.59
Apr 25	14.05
Apr 25	13.92
Mar 25	15.14
Mar 25	14.84
Mar 25	14.08
Mar 25	14.98
Feb 25	16.47
Feb 25	20.34
Feb 25	19.85
Feb 25	19.84
Jan 25	20.9
Jan 25	19.15
Jan 25	18.15
Jan 25	18.19
Jan 25	18.41
Dec 24	17.86
Dec 24	18
Dec 24	18.56
Dec 24	18.58
Nov 24	18.85
Nov 24	17.33
Nov 24	17.89
Nov 24	17.32
Nov 24	18.8
Oct 24	17.25
Oct 24	17.65

Free Cash Flow Yield

CAKE Free Cash Flow Yield by year
Period	Free Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26	4.31%
Sep 26	4.11%
Aug 26	3.95%
Aug 26	3.9%
Aug 26	3.9%
Aug 26	4.13%
Jul 26	3.62%
Jul 26	4.34%
Jul 26	4.28%
Jul 26	4.44%
Jul 26	4.64%
Jun 26	4.57%
Jun 26	4.76%
Jun 26	4.88%
Jun 26	5.56%
May 26	5.56%
May 26	6.01%
May 26	6.18%
May 26	5.96%
May 26	5.53%
Apr 26	5.39%
Apr 26	5.31%
Apr 26	5.62%
Apr 26	6.02%
Mar 26	6.15%
Mar 26	5.82%
Mar 26	5.78%
Mar 26	5.39%
Feb 26	5.13%
Feb 26	5.37%
Feb 26	5.81%
Feb 26	5.39%
Jan 26	5.88%
Jan 26	5.79%
Jan 26	5.75%
Jan 26	5.92%
Jan 26	6.46%
Dec 25	6.49%
Dec 25	6.55%
Dec 25	6.84%
Dec 25	7.26%
Nov 25	7.15%
Nov 25	7.51%
Nov 25	7.59%
Nov 25	7.18%
Oct 25	5.67%
Oct 25	5.03%
Oct 25	5.23%
Oct 25	5.42%
Oct 25	5.09%
Sep 25	5.16%
Sep 25	5.17%
Sep 25	5%
Sep 25	4.66%
Aug 25	4.59%
Aug 25	4.5%
Aug 25	4.48%
Aug 25	4.59%
Aug 25	3.84%
Jul 25	3.64%
Jul 25	3.82%
Jul 25	3.7%
Jul 25	3.64%
Jun 25	3.85%
Jun 25	3.99%
Jun 25	4.2%
Jun 25	4.14%
May 25	4.34%
May 25	4.55%
May 25	4.27%
May 25	4.77%
May 25	4.45%
Apr 25	4.47%
Apr 25	4.68%
Apr 25	4.86%
Apr 25	4.9%
Mar 25	4.51%
Mar 25	4.6%
Mar 25	4.85%
Mar 25	4.56%
Feb 25	4.15%
Feb 25	2.62%
Feb 25	2.68%
Feb 25	2.68%
Jan 25	2.55%
Jan 25	2.78%
Jan 25	2.93%
Jan 25	2.92%
Jan 25	2.89%
Dec 24	2.98%
Dec 24	2.96%
Dec 24	2.87%
Dec 24	2.86%
Nov 24	2.82%
Nov 24	3.07%
Nov 24	2.97%
Nov 24	3.07%
Nov 24	2.48%
Oct 24	2.7%
Oct 24	2.64%

Price to Sales

CAKE Price to Sales by year
Period	Price to Sales
Sep 26	1.24
Sep 26	1.29
Aug 26	1.35
Aug 26	1.36
Aug 26	1.36
Aug 26	1.29
Jul 26	1.24
Jul 26	1.04
Jul 26	1.05
Jul 26	1.01
Jul 26	0.97
Jun 26	0.98
Jun 26	0.95
Jun 26	0.92
Jun 26	0.81
May 26	0.81
May 26	0.75
May 26	0.73
May 26	0.76
May 26	0.75
Apr 26	0.77
Apr 26	0.78
Apr 26	0.73
Apr 26	0.69
Mar 26	0.67
Mar 26	0.71
Mar 26	0.72
Mar 26	0.77
Feb 26	0.8
Feb 26	0.8
Feb 26	0.74
Feb 26	0.79
Jan 26	0.73
Jan 26	0.74
Jan 26	0.74
Jan 26	0.72
Jan 26	0.66
Dec 25	0.66
Dec 25	0.65
Dec 25	0.63
Dec 25	0.59
Nov 25	0.6
Nov 25	0.57
Nov 25	0.56
Nov 25	0.6
Oct 25	0.63
Oct 25	0.71
Oct 25	0.68
Oct 25	0.66
Oct 25	0.7
Sep 25	0.69
Sep 25	0.69
Sep 25	0.71
Sep 25	0.77
Aug 25	0.78
Aug 25	0.79
Aug 25	0.8
Aug 25	0.78
Aug 25	0.82
Jul 25	0.86
Jul 25	0.82
Jul 25	0.85
Jul 25	0.86
Jun 25	0.82
Jun 25	0.79
Jun 25	0.75
Jun 25	0.76
May 25	0.72
May 25	0.69
May 25	0.74
May 25	0.66
May 25	0.67
Apr 25	0.67
Apr 25	0.64
Apr 25	0.61
Apr 25	0.61
Mar 25	0.66
Mar 25	0.65
Mar 25	0.62
Mar 25	0.66
Feb 25	0.72
Feb 25	0.74
Feb 25	0.72
Feb 25	0.72
Jan 25	0.76
Jan 25	0.69
Jan 25	0.66
Jan 25	0.66
Jan 25	0.67
Dec 24	0.65
Dec 24	0.65
Dec 24	0.67
Dec 24	0.67
Nov 24	0.68
Nov 24	0.63
Nov 24	0.65
Nov 24	0.63
Nov 24	0.62
Oct 24	0.57
Oct 24	0.59

EV/EBITDA

CAKE EV/EBITDA by year
Period	EV/EBITDA
Sep 26	20.95
Sep 26	21.67
Aug 26	22.32
Aug 26	22.51
Aug 26	22.52
Aug 26	21.59
Jul 26	21.9
Jul 26	19.33
Jul 26	19.49
Jul 26	19.03
Jul 26	18.48
Jun 26	18.66
Jun 26	18.17
Jun 26	17.88
Jun 26	16.47
May 26	16.46
May 26	15.7
May 26	15.45
May 26	15.78
May 26	21.8
Apr 26	22.05
Apr 26	22.21
Apr 26	21.62
Apr 26	20.96
Mar 26	20.77
Mar 26	21.28
Mar 26	21.35
Mar 26	22.05
Feb 26	22.56
Feb 26	16.86
Feb 26	16.08
Feb 26	16.81
Jan 26	15.97
Jan 26	16.11
Jan 26	16.18
Jan 26	15.91
Jan 26	15.14
Dec 25	15.1
Dec 25	15.02
Dec 25	14.67
Dec 25	14.21
Nov 25	14.32
Nov 25	13.96
Nov 25	13.88
Nov 25	14.29
Oct 25	14.92
Oct 25	15.95
Oct 25	15.6
Oct 25	15.29
Oct 25	15.84
Sep 25	15.72
Sep 25	15.69
Sep 25	16.01
Sep 25	16.68
Aug 25	16.81
Aug 25	17.01
Aug 25	17.06
Aug 25	16.82
Aug 25	17.75
Jul 25	18.33
Jul 25	17.8
Jul 25	18.16
Jul 25	18.32
Jun 25	17.73
Jun 25	17.34
Jun 25	16.84
Jun 25	16.97
May 25	16.52
May 25	16.08
May 25	16.67
May 25	15.66
May 25	14.86
Apr 25	14.83
Apr 25	14.45
Apr 25	14.15
Apr 25	14.08
Mar 25	14.75
Mar 25	14.59
Mar 25	14.17
Mar 25	14.66
Feb 25	15.48
Feb 25	16.06
Feb 25	15.83
Feb 25	15.83
Jan 25	16.32
Jan 25	15.51
Jan 25	15.04
Jan 25	15.06
Jan 25	15.17
Dec 24	14.91
Dec 24	14.97
Dec 24	15.23
Dec 24	15.24
Nov 24	15.37
Nov 24	14.66
Nov 24	14.92
Nov 24	14.66
Nov 24	15.44
Oct 24	14.75
Oct 24	14.93

Price/Operating Cashflow

CAKE Price/Operating Cashflow by year
Period	Price/Operating Cashflow
Sep 26	13.51
Sep 26	14.15
Aug 26	14.74
Aug 26	14.91
Aug 26	14.92
Aug 26	14.08
Jul 26	14.86
Jul 26	12.41
Jul 26	12.57
Jul 26	12.13
Jul 26	11.6
Jun 26	11.78
Jun 26	11.31
Jun 26	11.03
Jun 26	9.69
May 26	9.68
May 26	8.96
May 26	8.72
May 26	9.03
May 26	9.32
Apr 26	9.55
Apr 26	9.7
Apr 26	9.15
Apr 26	8.55
Mar 26	8.37
Mar 26	8.84
Mar 26	8.91
Mar 26	9.55
Feb 26	10.02
Feb 26	9.24
Feb 26	8.54
Feb 26	9.2
Jan 26	8.43
Jan 26	8.57
Jan 26	8.63
Jan 26	8.38
Jan 26	7.68
Dec 25	7.64
Dec 25	7.57
Dec 25	7.25
Dec 25	6.83
Nov 25	6.93
Nov 25	6.6
Nov 25	6.54
Nov 25	6.9
Oct 25	7.46
Oct 25	8.41
Oct 25	8.09
Oct 25	7.8
Oct 25	8.32
Sep 25	8.2
Sep 25	8.18
Sep 25	8.47
Sep 25	9.08
Aug 25	9.21
Aug 25	9.4
Aug 25	9.44
Aug 25	9.22
Aug 25	10.57
Jul 25	11.15
Jul 25	10.62
Jul 25	10.97
Jul 25	11.13
Jun 25	10.55
Jun 25	10.16
Jun 25	9.66
Jun 25	9.8
May 25	9.35
May 25	8.91
May 25	9.5
May 25	8.49
May 25	8.96
Apr 25	8.93
Apr 25	8.53
Apr 25	8.21
Apr 25	8.14
Mar 25	8.85
Mar 25	8.67
Mar 25	8.23
Mar 25	8.76
Feb 25	9.62
Feb 25	10.78
Feb 25	10.52
Feb 25	10.51
Jan 25	11.07
Jan 25	10.15
Jan 25	9.61
Jan 25	9.64
Jan 25	9.76
Dec 24	9.46
Dec 24	9.54
Dec 24	9.83
Dec 24	9.84
Nov 24	9.98
Nov 24	9.18
Nov 24	9.48
Nov 24	9.18
Nov 24	10.34
Oct 24	9.49
Oct 24	9.71

Price to Book

CAKE Price to Book by year
Period	Price to Book
Sep 26	9.23
Sep 26	9.67
Aug 26	10.07
Aug 26	10.18
Aug 26	10.19
Aug 26	9.62
Jul 26	10.29
Jul 26	8.59
Jul 26	8.7
Jul 26	8.4
Jul 26	8.03
Jun 26	8.15
Jun 26	7.83
Jun 26	7.64
Jun 26	6.71
May 26	6.7
May 26	6.2
May 26	6.03
May 26	6.25
May 26	6.43
Apr 26	6.59
Apr 26	6.7
Apr 26	6.32
Apr 26	5.9
Mar 26	5.78
Mar 26	6.1
Mar 26	6.15
Mar 26	6.59
Feb 26	6.92
Feb 26	6.96
Feb 26	6.43
Feb 26	6.93
Jan 26	6.35
Jan 26	6.45
Jan 26	6.5
Jan 26	6.31
Jan 26	5.79
Dec 25	5.76
Dec 25	5.7
Dec 25	5.46
Dec 25	5.15
Nov 25	5.22
Nov 25	4.97
Nov 25	4.92
Nov 25	5.2
Oct 25	5.76
Oct 25	6.5
Oct 25	6.24
Oct 25	6.03
Oct 25	6.42
Sep 25	6.33
Sep 25	6.32
Sep 25	6.54
Sep 25	7.02
Aug 25	7.11
Aug 25	7.26
Aug 25	7.29
Aug 25	7.12
Aug 25	8.73
Jul 25	9.21
Jul 25	8.78
Jul 25	9.07
Jul 25	9.2
Jun 25	8.72
Jun 25	8.4
Jun 25	7.98
Jun 25	8.09
May 25	7.73
May 25	7.36
May 25	7.85
May 25	7.02
May 25	5.42
Apr 25	5.4
Apr 25	5.16
Apr 25	4.97
Apr 25	4.92
Mar 25	5.35
Mar 25	5.25
Mar 25	4.98
Mar 25	5.3
Feb 25	5.82
Feb 25	6.58
Feb 25	6.43
Feb 25	6.42
Jan 25	6.76
Jan 25	6.2
Jan 25	5.87
Jan 25	5.89
Jan 25	5.96
Dec 24	5.78
Dec 24	5.83
Dec 24	6.01
Dec 24	6.01
Nov 24	6.1
Nov 24	5.61
Nov 24	5.79
Nov 24	5.61
Nov 24	5.84
Oct 24	5.36
Oct 24	5.49

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