Ratios in Focus: Analyzing Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Abby Carey

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In the latest session, Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) closed at $44.94 down -2.07% from its previous closing price of $45.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. CAKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.9.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Cheesecake Factory Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.47 and its Current Ratio is at 0.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.48.

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, Mizuho on October 28, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $70.

On July 11, 2025, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $65 to $75.

Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $67.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 2284692992 and an Enterprise Value of 3919696128. As of this moment, Cheesecake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.056 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.066.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CAKE is 0.97, which has changed by -0.04321909 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14261019 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 $42.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.54%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, CAKE has traded an average of 1.33M shares per day and 1250940 over the past ten days. A total of 49.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.92M. Insiders hold about 7.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 113.65% stake in the company. Shares short for CAKE as of 1761868800 were 8054889 with a Short Ratio of 6.07, compared to 1759190400 on 9674240. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8054889 and a Short% of Float of 24.290001.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CAKE is 1.08, from 1.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02353454. 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 2025-11-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-11. 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 being evaluated by 19.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.02, with high estimates of $1.11 and low estimates of $0.92.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.85 and $3.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.76. EPS for the following year is $4.0, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $4.1 and $3.7.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 17 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $949.82M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $957M to a low estimate of $940.8M. As of. The current estimate, Cheesecake Factory Inc’s year-ago sales were $920.96MFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $966.08M. There is a high estimate of $978.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $956.98M.

A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAKE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.73B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.58BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.94B and the low estimate is $3.89B.

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