Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE) is trading down at $112.44 (-1.70%), as of the latest quote. It is a Russell 2000 constituent in the Consumer Discretionary sector.
One firm's current price target on Cheesecake Factory Inc: $128 — 14% above the current $112. Each is tracked to its date and scored the same way a member's call is.
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| FY2016Jan 2017 | FY2017Jan 2018 | FY2018Jan 2019 | FY2019Dec 2019 | FY2020Dec 2020 | FY2021Dec 2021 | FY2022Jan 2023 | FY2023Jan 2024 | FY2024Dec 2024 | FY2025Dec 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $2.28B | $2.26B | $2.33B | $2.48B | $1.98B | $2.93B | $3.30B | $3.44B | $3.58B | $3.75B |
| Growth (year over year) | +8.3% | −0.7% | +3.2% | +6.4% | −20.1% | +47.6% | +12.8% | +4.1% | +4.1% | +4.7% |
| Gross profit | $1.75B | $1.74B | $1.80B | $1.92B | $1.52B | $2.27B | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | 76.9% | 77.0% | 77.2% | 77.4% | 76.9% | 77.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $201.0M | $152.8M | $118.9M | $103.6M | −$347.4M | $82.3M | $38.9M | $108.6M | $178.3M | $187.3M |
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 4.2% | −17.5% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Net income | $139.5M | $157.4M | $99.0M | $127.3M | −$253.4M | $72.4M | $43.1M | $101.4M | $156.8M | $148.4M |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 7.0% | 4.2% | 5.1% | −12.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.83 | $3.27 | $2.14 | $2.86 | −$6.32 | $1.01 | $0.86 | $2.07 | $3.20 | $3.06 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $53.8M | $6.01M | $26.6M | $58.4M | $154.1M | $189.6M | $114.8M | $56.3M | $84.2M | $215.7M |
| Total assets | $1.29B | $1.33B | $1.31B | $2.84B | $2.75B | $2.80B | $2.78B | $2.84B | $3.04B | $3.26B |
| Total liabilities | $690.1M | $719.5M | $743.1M | $2.27B | $2.46B | $2.47B | $2.48B | $2.52B | $2.60B | $2.83B |
| Long-term debt | — | $10.0M | $10.0M | $290.0M | $280.0M | $466.0M | $468.0M | $470.0M | $452.1M | $561.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $603.2M | $613.5M | $571.1M | $571.7M | $288.7M | $330.2M | $292.0M | $318.1M | $443.5M | $436.4M |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $316.4M | $238.8M | $291.3M | $218.8M | $2.91M | $213.0M | $161.9M | $218.4M | $268.3M | $301.3M |
| Capital expenditure | $115.8M | $120.8M | $102.9M | $73.8M | $50.3M | $66.9M | $112.5M | $151.6M | $160.4M | $146.2M |
| Free cash flow | $200.6M | $118.0M | $188.4M | $145.0M | −$47.4M | $146.1M | $49.5M | $66.8M | $108.0M | $155.1M |
| Dividends paid | $42.4M | $49.9M | $56.3M | $60.7M | $15.8M | $337.0K | $42.3M | $53.2M | $53.0M | $52.2M |
| Share buybacks | $146.5M | $123.0M | $109.3M | $51.0M | $3.62M | $5.77M | $63.1M | $46.1M | $18.2M | $153.9M |
| Q3 FY24Oct 2024 | Q4 FY24†Dec 2024 | Q1 FY25Apr 2025 | Q2 FY25Jul 2025 | Q3 FY25Sep 2025 | Q4 FY25†Dec 2025 | Q1 FY26Mar 2026 | Q2 FY26Jun 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | $865.5M | $921.0M | $927.2M | $955.8M | $907.2M | $961.6M | $978.8M | $1.03B |
| Growth (year over year) | +4.2% | +5.0% | +4.0% | +5.7% | +4.8% | +4.4% | +5.6% | +7.7% |
| Operating income | $33.7M | $46.6M | $52.0M | $64.8M | $37.3M | $33.2M | $55.0M | $78.6M |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| Net income | $30.0M | $41.2M | $32.9M | $54.8M | $31.9M | $28.8M | $49.5M | $68.4M |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.61 | $0.83 | $0.67 | $1.14 | $0.66 | $0.59 | $1.02 | $1.41 |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $52.2M | $84.2M | $135.4M | $148.8M | $190.0M | $215.7M | $235.1M | $195.2M |
| Total assets | $2.94B | $3.04B | $3.11B | $3.15B | $3.24B | $3.26B | $3.30B | $3.29B |
| Total liabilities | $2.54B | $2.60B | $2.77B | $2.75B | $2.82B | $2.83B | $2.84B | $2.78B |
| Long-term debt | $471.6M | $452.1M | $627.3M | $559.6M | $560.4M | $561.3M | $562.1M | $562.9M |
| Shareholders' equity | $396.4M | $443.5M | $339.4M | $400.9M | $425.3M | $436.4M | $459.2M | $519.0M |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $79.9M | $94.0M | $78.9M | $56.8M | $90.6M | $74.9M | $96.7M | $92.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $54.2M | $39.9M | $42.8M | $41.5M | $36.7M | $25.2M | $43.4M | $42.9M |
| Free cash flow | $25.7M | $54.1M | $36.1M | $15.3M | $53.9M | $49.8M | $53.3M | $49.3M |
| Dividends paid | $13.1M | $13.2M | $12.5M | $14.3M | $12.6M | $12.8M | $14.2M | $15.7M |
| Share buybacks | $1.10M | $763.0K | $141.4M | $131.0K | $1.23M | $11.2M | $18.4M | $11.0M |
From Cheesecake Factory Inc's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC; its fiscal year ends in December. Each period shows the latest figure the company has reported for it, including restatements. Net margin is our own calculation from those reported figures (net income ÷ revenue); it is left blank where revenue is zero or missing. † Quarter derived from the company's year-to-date or full-year totals. Filings on SEC EDGAR →
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is an American restaurant chain and cheesecake distributor based in the United States. It operates 370 full-service restaurants: 218 under the Cheesecake Factory brand, 47 under the North Italia brand, and 105 under other brands. The Cheesecake Factory also operates two bakery production facilities in Calabasas, California, and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Source: Wikipedia — The Cheesecake Factory
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