The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $106.47 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $5.30B and a trailing P/E of 26.6. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates restaurants and produces cheesecakes and other baked goods through its bakery operations. It owns and runs restaurants in the United States and Canada under brands including The Cheesecake Factory and North Italia, as well as additional Fox Restaurant Concepts, and it licenses some restaurants internationally.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates branded restaurants (including The Cheesecake Factory and North Italia) and makes cheesecakes and other baked products in two bakeries, selling restaurant meals at company-owned locations and providing bakery products and brand licensing to restaurants, licensees, and other customers.
A large share of profit comes from running and scaling its own restaurants, while a second profit stream comes from producing baked goods in-house and extending its brands through licensing and third-party bakery and foodservice customers.
| Cheesecake | $0.7B |
| North Italia | $0.1B |
| Fox Other | $0.1B |
| Other | $0.1B |
Business quality (Mixed): Good clarity on the business model (restaurants plus in-house baking and licensing), and there are operating metrics for comparable sales by concept. Limits: provided segment revenue groupings do not cleanly sum to the stated total, and only one operating margin datapoint is included.
Valuation: At 22× earnings, CAKE trades 19% below the Restaurants, Hotels & Motels average (27×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $106.47 |
| Market Cap | $5.30B |
| P/E Ratio | 26.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.7 |
| Price / Book | 10.21 |
| Price / Sales | 1.36 |
| FCF Yield | 7.5% |
| DCF Value (model) | $36.71 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -65.5% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.75B |
| Net Margin | 4.0% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.7% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | -3.4% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 43.6% |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.96 (grey) |
| Stock P/E | 26.6 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 20.5 |
| Industry P/E (Restaurants, Hotels & Motels) | 26.6 |
| vs Sector | 29.7% |
| vs Industry | 0.0% |
| Top Institutional Holder | BlackRock, Inc. ($365.39M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Restaurants, Hotels & Motels |
| CEO | David Overton |
| Employees | 47,900 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1992-09-18 |
Data as of 2026-08-20.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.