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After finishing at $54.42 in the prior trading day, Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) closed at $54.27, down -0.28%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. CAKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.995 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.03.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CAKE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.69.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on July 11, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $75 from $65 previously.
On July 10, 2025, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $67.
JP Morgan reiterated its Underweight rating for the stock on June 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $50 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when Gordon David M sold 43,335 shares for $63.06 per share. The transaction valued at 2,732,839 led to the insider holds 24,532 shares of the business.
David M Gordon bought 43,335 shares of CAKE for $2,807,241 on Aug 14 ’25. On Jul 31 ’25, another insider, CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 12,388 shares for $65.88 each. As a result, the insider received 816,121 and left with 6,806 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAKE now has a Market Capitalization of 2703212032 and an Enterprise Value of 4331092480. As of this moment, Cheesecake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.18 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.71.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAKE is 1.09, which has changed by 0.26150632 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13033986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAKE has reached a high of $69.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $40.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.62%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.39M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1079760 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 49.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.89M. Insiders hold about 7.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 112.09% stake in the company. Shares short for CAKE as of 1759190400 were 9674240 with a Short Ratio of 6.98, compared to 1756425600 on 8667176. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9674240 and a Short% of Float of 29.2.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CAKE’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.08, compared to 1.08 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019845646. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.55. The current Payout Ratio is 33.74% for CAKE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-12-09 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE) is currently drawing attention from 17.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.09, with high estimates of $1.14 and low estimates of $1.0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.9 and $3.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.78. EPS for the following year is $4.17, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $4.35 and $4.08.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $912.88M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $919M to a low estimate of $907.8M. As of. The current estimate, Cheesecake Factory Inc’s year-ago sales were $865.47MFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $970.2M. There is a high estimate of $977.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $949.7M.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAKE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.75B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.58BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.04B and the low estimate is $3.94B.
