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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Calabasas, United States | NasdaqGS
62.68 USD +2.44 (4.050%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 62.30 -0.38 (-0.380%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:11 p.m. EDT

CAKE has shown a mixed performance with recent price fluctuations and a stable dividend yield. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week low, which might present a buying opportunity for short-term traders. However, the long-term outlook is uncertain due to the recent earnings report and the overall industry challenges. Dividend investors might find the consistent payouts attractive, but the stock's fundamentals and growth potential are not strong enough to justify a high long-term rating. Overall, it's a balanced stock with potential for both short-term and long-term strategies, but caution is advised.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.057162
AutoETS0.058583
AutoARIMA0.058583
AutoTheta0.076437

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.26
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.307
Excess Kurtosis -1.12
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 488.016
Revenue per Share 80.191
Market Cap 3,125,167,872
Trailing P/E 20.48
Forward P/E 14.15
Beta 1.01
Profit Margins 3.96%
Website https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:11 p.m. EDT: The options data suggests a mixed sentiment. The calls and puts show a balance between bullish and bearish positions, with significant open interest and volume at various strike prices. The ATM IV is relatively stable, but there are spikes in IV for out-of-the-money strikes, indicating potential volatility. The presence of top OI at certain strikes suggests that traders are anticipating price movements in specific directions, though the overall market sentiment is neutral.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.47% 2.00% 2.68% 2.30%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-04 0.300 0.468457
2025-11-10 0.270 0.590254
2025-08-12 0.270 0.437513
2025-05-14 0.270 0.505133
2025-03-05 0.270 0.551607
2024-11-13 0.270 0.573065
2024-08-14 0.270 0.787532
2024-05-21 0.270 0.746347
2024-03-05 0.270 0.788088
2023-11-14 0.270 0.874158
2023-08-15 0.270 0.833382
2023-05-23 0.270 0.876923
2023-03-07 0.270 0.797173
2022-11-14 0.270 0.806797
2022-08-09 0.270 0.988543
2022-05-10 0.270 0.870546
2020-03-06 0.360 1.277330
2019-11-08 0.360 0.943410
2019-08-13 0.360 1.045816
2019-05-15 0.330 0.802468
2019-03-01 0.330 0.814603
2018-11-13 0.330 0.750630
2018-08-14 0.330 0.768511
2018-05-09 0.290 0.643679
2018-02-27 0.290 0.727919
2017-11-14 0.290 0.770932
2017-08-14 0.290 0.774977
2017-05-15 0.240 0.495873
2017-03-06 0.240 0.471326
2016-11-07 0.240 0.553795
2016-08-08 0.240 0.577230
2016-05-09 0.200 0.477589
2016-02-26 0.200 0.491300
2015-11-05 0.200 0.516568
2015-08-03 0.200 0.432897
2015-05-04 0.165 0.410374
2015-02-23 0.165 0.418548
2014-11-03 0.165 0.450976
2014-08-04 0.165 0.483033
2014-05-05 0.140 0.393632
2014-02-24 0.140 0.381807
2013-11-04 0.140 0.376659
2013-08-05 0.140 0.407894
2013-05-06 0.120 0.389821
2013-03-04 0.120 0.441016
2012-11-05 0.120 0.456101
2012-08-06 0.120 0.472327
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.2
dividendYield 1.91
exDividendDate 2026-03-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.08
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017928287
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-03-04
dividendDate 2026-03-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.28284895
Address1 26,901 Malibu Hills Road
Address2 Calabasas Hills
All Time High 69.7
All Time Low 2.666667
Ask 62.96
Ask Size 9
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 960,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,302,704
Average Volume 1,302,704
Average Volume10Days 960,800
Beta 1.007
Bid 62.33
Bid Size 9
Board Risk 5
Book Value 8.793
City Calabasas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 62.68
Current Ratio 0.585
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 63.88
Day Low 60.63
Debt To Equity 488.016
Dividend Date 1,773,705,600
Dividend Rate 1.2
Dividend Yield 1.91
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,496,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,496,400
Earnings Growth -0.279
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.301
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,492,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,492,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,492,800
Ebitda 333,155,008
Ebitda Margins 0.0888
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.126
Enterprise To Revenue 1.343
Enterprise Value 5,039,273,984
Eps Current Year 4.03376
Eps Forward 4.42948
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.06
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,582,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 60.0182
Fifty Day Average Change 2.6618004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.044349886
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.284895
Fifty Two Week High 69.7
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.0199966
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10071731
Fifty Two Week Low 43.07
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.45530534
Fifty Two Week Range 43.07 - 69.7
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 716,823,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.55
Float Shares 45,841,944
Forward Eps 4.42948
Forward P E 14.150645
Free Cashflow 118,931,504
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 48,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.40388
Gross Profits 1,515,265,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07476
Held Percent Institutions 1.15915
Implied Shares Outstanding 49,859,092
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Ir Website http://investors.thecheesecakefactory.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=109258&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,582,400
Last Dividend Value 0.3
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,052,800
Last Split Date 1,102,550,400
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,125,167,872
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_319496
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,052,800
Net Income To Common 148,427,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,588,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,120,715,445
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 60.63
Operating Cashflow 301,280,992
Operating Margins 0.06995
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.3529
Peg Ratio 1.3
Phone 818 871 3000
Post Market Change -0.38000107
Post Market Change Percent -0.6062557
Post Market Price 62.3
Post Market Time 1,776,470,238
Previous Close 60.24
Price Eps Current Year 15.538852
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.1283975
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.83297694
Profit Margins 0.03956
Quick Ratio 0.445
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.7
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.44
Regular Market Change Percent 4.05046
Regular Market Day High 63.88
Regular Market Day Low 60.63
Regular Market Day Range 60.63 - 63.88
Regular Market Open 60.63
Regular Market Previous Close 60.24
Regular Market Price 62.68
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 1,077,501
Return On Assets 0.04456
Return On Equity 0.33738
Revenue Growth 0.044
Revenue Per Share 80.191
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 49,796,002
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1591
Shares Short 7,924,060
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 8,660,660
Short Name The Cheesecake Factory Incorpor
Short Percent Of Float 0.3031
Short Ratio 6.42
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CAKE
Target High Price 76.0
Target Low Price 50.0
Target Mean Price 64.27778
Target Median Price 63.5
Total Cash 215,728,992
Total Cash Per Share 4.327
Total Debt 2,129,835,008
Total Revenue 3,751,805,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017928287
Trailing Eps 3.06
Trailing P E 20.48366
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3007
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 57.0221
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.657902
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.099222966
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,077,501
Website https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com
Zip 91,301