Is The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) Overvalued?
We dive into why The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) could be considered overvalued on 2026-07-29, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Jenna Brashear
| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Consumer Discretionary | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
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| Share Statistics | CAKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $5,039.1 | $2,427.9 | 67% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 48.5 | 78.0 | 47% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 92.6% | 86.1% | 62% |
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| Float (Mil) | 45.7 | 73.0 | 45% |
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| Beta | 1.01 | 0.98 | 60% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,116 | 565 | 83% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
52.6% | 72.9% | 81% |
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| Growth | CAKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 13.6% | 19.6% | 69% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 20.9% | 19.2% | 74% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 20.0% | 20.3% | 68 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 24.6% | 0.0% | 80% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 5.2% | (15.8%) | 67% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 16 | 15 | 18 | |
| Current EPS | $0.842 | $4.480 | $4.909 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.669 | $4.035 | $4.449 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.677 | $4.040 | $4.469 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (17.5%) | 46.4% | 80.8% | |
| Financials | CAKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $3,803 | $1,894 | 71% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $165 | $52 | 66% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $3.545 | $0.400 | 81% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $319 | $221 | 66% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $100 | $1 | 77% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,903 | $1,343 | 74% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $4,636 | $4,770 | 62% |
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| Valuation | CAKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 11.00 | 3.00 | 91% |
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| P/E | 29.7 | 25.8 | 68% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.2% | 0.0% | 69% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 58% |
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| Ratios | CAKE | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 40.7% | 40.7% | 51% |
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| Net Margin | 4.6% | 4.6% | 47% |
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| ROA | 5.2% | 2.7% | 73% |
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| ROE | 41.3% | 8.0% | 91% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 86.1% | 74.5% | 80% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 6 | 84% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.7 |
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