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CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC CAKE
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.31% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $3.8B at a 4.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-15 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-02-19 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-02-19 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-02-19 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight (down) |
| 2026-02-12 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.099 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.433 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.057 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.154 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAKE | CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC | 5/9 | 1.31 | 26.9 | +4.7% |
| BLMN | Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | 7/9 | -2 | 93.2 | +0.1% |
| CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | 6/9 | 0.19 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| ARCO | Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. | 6/9 | 1.62 | 8.2 | +4.7% |
| EAT | BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC | 5/9 | 0.53 | 19.2 | +21.9% |
| PLAY | Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. | 5/9 | 0.15 | — | -1.4% |
| PZZA | PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC | 4/9 | 0.75 | 39.6 | -0.3% |
About CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. The company operates restaurants under the brands comprising The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, and Fox Restaurant Concepts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.
FAQ
Is CAKE financially healthy?
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does CAKE pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC pays a dividend yielding about 1.31% with a 35.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CAKE?
In FY2025, CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC had a net margin of 4.0% and a return on equity of 34.0%.
Is CAKE overvalued or undervalued?
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC trades at about 38.3× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.4×–45.6×, median 21.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CAKE?
The average Wall-Street price target for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC is $67.00, about 42.9% below the recent price, from 16 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is CAKE a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 26.9×, a dividend yield of 1.31%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.