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After finishing at $52.23 in the prior trading day, Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE) closed at $51.09, down -2.18%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. CAKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.715.
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 13.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.97. 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 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:
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 2546411776 and an Enterprise Value of 4189367296. As of this moment, Cheesecake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.129 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.896.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAKE is 0.96, which has changed by 0.07668519 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13927746 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 3.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.24%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.27M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1227540 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 49.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.93M. Insiders hold about 7.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.00% stake in the company. Shares short for CAKE as of 1764288000 were 8646218 with a Short Ratio of 6.79, compared to 1761868800 on 8054889. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8646218 and a Short% of Float of 26.07.
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 0.020677773. 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
At present, 20.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE) in the stock market.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 $3.82 and $3.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.75. EPS for the following year is $4.0, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $4.1 and $3.7.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $949.6M in revenue for. The current 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, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $965.95M. There is a high estimate of $978.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $956.98M.
A total of 19 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 19 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.
