profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Cheesecake Factory
$109.11+2.74% today
+137.8% in 1 year
1-year low $43.141-year high $117.29
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $36.65 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Cheesecake Factory sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.30 billion in 2022 to $3.75 billion in 2025, with $148 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Cheesecake Factory handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $154M$52M
Free cash flow 2025$154M
Bought back its own shares$154M
Paid as dividends$52M
Cash vs. debt$216M vs. $2.1B
The Cheesecake Factory vs. similar companies
The Cheesecake Factory grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cheesecake Factory | 36.6× · Expensive | ||
 McDonald's | 22.4× · Fair price | ||
 Starbucks | 48.0× · Expensive | ||
 Compass Group | 30.7× · Expensive | ||
 Chipotle Mexican Grill | 29.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Cheesecake Factory's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,983 | 2,928 | 3,303 | 3,440 | 3,582 | 3,752 | |
| – | – | 1,280 | 1,408 | 1,511 | 1,626 | |
| – | – | 101 | 175 | 222 | 258 | |
| -256 | 172 | 133 | 203 | 283 | 282 | |
| -253 | 72 | 43 | 101 | 157 | 148 | |
| -6.32 | 1.01 | 0.86 | 2.07 | 3.20 | 3.06 | |
| – | – | 38.8% | 40.9% | 42.2% | 43.3% | |
| – | – | 3.0% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 6.9% | |
| -12.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 4.0% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,747 | 2,798 | 2,775 | 2,840 | 3,042 | 3,262 |
| Cash | 154 | 190 | 115 | 56 | 84 | 216 |
| Total debt | 1,637 | 1,816 | 1,841 | 1,860 | 1,908 | 2,130 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 2,483 | 2,522 | 2,598 | 2,825 |
| 289 | 330 | 292 | 318 | 443 | 436 | |
| 44 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
| -14.3% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 5.3% | |
| -87.8% | 21.9% | 14.8% | 31.9% | 35.4% | 34.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 213 | 162 | 218 | 268 | 301 | |
| 50 | 67 | 113 | 153 | 161 | 147 | |
| -47 | 146 | 49 | 65 | 107 | 154 | |
| Dividends paid | 16 | 0 | 42 | 53 | 53 | 52 |
| 4 | 6 | 63 | 46 | 18 | 154 | |
| 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 27 |
Valuation
- 36.6×
- 26.9×
- –
- 6.0×
- 1.4×
- 35.3×
- 26.0×
- 2.8%
- 2.7%
- 1.9%
Profitability
- 43.3%
- 6.9%
- 4.0%
- 8.0%
- 6.3%
- 4.1%
- 38.3%
- 5.0%
- 7.6%
- –
Growth
- +13.6%
- –
- +43.6%
- +24.6%
- −0.5%
Financial health
- 6.3×
- 4.66
- 65.0%
- 18.8×
- 0.59
- 0.53
- 1.15
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 39%of 976
Bottom 40%of 992
Bottom 24%of 852
Top 29%of 992
Bottom 36%of 979
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $65.50
- Range
- $53.00 – $75.00
- 11 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 1.05 | 1.03 | +1.9% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 1.00 | 0.98 | +2.0% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 0.68 | 0.60 | +13.3% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 1.16 | 1.06 | +9.4% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.93 | 0.81 | +14.8% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 1.04 | 0.91 | +14.3% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 0.58 | 0.49 | +18.4% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.09 | 1.00 | +9.0% |
1.9%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$19a year at today's yield, before tax
+24.6%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.73 in 2015 → $1.08 in 2025
How safe it looks
35.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 33.9%
News
Baron Small-Cap Fund fully liquidates The Cheesecake Factory stake in Q3Seeking Alpha · Nov 12, 2026Cheesecake Factory was just the subject of unflattering headlines. It’s actually one of the hottest stocks around.MarketWatch · Oct 26, 2026Stock Market Today: Nasdaq-100 Trims Losses; Cheesecake Factory Breaks Out (Live Coverage)Yahoo Finance · Oct 13, 2026CAKE Stock Up 72% in 6 Months: Can Its Discount P/E Fuel More Gains?Yahoo Finance · Sep 17, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
39No pass
Benjamin Graham
19No pass
Philip Fisher
40No pass
Peter Lynch
34No pass
Joel Greenblatt
5No pass
Charlie Munger
31No pass
Terry Smith
39No pass
Questions about The Cheesecake Factory
Is The Cheesecake Factory a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Cheesecake Factory AI analysis
What does The Cheesecake Factory do?
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. It is in Restaurants, based in Calabasas, CA, United States, with 48,000 employees.
Does The Cheesecake Factory pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.9% a year, about 35% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $52.2 million in dividends.
Is The Cheesecake Factory stock halal?
No. The Cheesecake Factory does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 39% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has The Cheesecake Factory stock done over the past year?
Up 137.8% over the past twelve months, to $109.11. It traded between $43.14 and $117.29 and is 7.0% below its high.
Who are The Cheesecake Factory's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are McDonald's, Starbucks, Compass Group and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Cheesecake Factory's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.