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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
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44.94 (-1.22%) 0.55
Consumer Discretionary
Hotels Restaurants and Leisure
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants international licensees third-party bakery customers external foodservice operators retailers and distributors. It 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.

Quality Checklist 2/8

Past Net Income CAGR > 0%
Est. EPS Growth > 5%
5Y Shares Out Change < 0%
ROIC > 10%
Debt/Equity < 1
Current Ratio > 1
Quick Ratio > 1
Net Margin > 10%
0.0%of Portfolio

My holdings

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Cost basis:
Market cap: $2.24(B)
EV: $4.19(B)
Total Equity: $425.35(M)
Earnings date: Feb-19-2026
P/E: 13.18
Forward P/E: 11.95
P/FCF: 14.04
P/S: 0.57
P/B: 5.26
EPS: $3.4
EPS (fwd): $3.8
FCF/share: $3.2
Revenue/share: $78.8
Book value/share: $8.5
ROIC: 7.1%
ROA: 5.2%
ROE: 39.1%
Debt/Equity: 5.03
Current Ratio: 0.50
Gross margin: 40.2%
Operating margin: 6.7%
Net margin: 4.3%
Dividend/share: $1.1
Div. yield: 2.40%

CAKE Valuation & Price Targets

Current Price
$44.9

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PEvaluation

6% undervalued
Low
$35.6
Mid
$47.5
High
$59.4
Current price
$44.9
Fair P/E
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Economic moat: Medium

EPS Estimates

LowAvgHigh#
FY+13.73.83.920
FY+23.74.04.120
FY+34.04.44.511
FY+45.05.05.01

Analyst Price Targets

30% undervalued
Low
$48.0
Mid
$58.5
High
$70.0
Current price
$44.9

Analyst Recommendations

Strong Buy1
Buy8
Hold7
Sell2
Strong Sell2

2-stage DCF

First Stage Duration: 5 Years
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Discounted Cash Flow

Forecast years: 5 Years
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0.00%

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Y+5 est.
0.00%

Dividend Discount Model

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Revenue Growth Valuation

Forecast Years: 10 Years
Base Revenue
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LowMidHigh
Final Net Margin
LowMidHigh
Final P/E Ratio
LowMidHigh
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Peter Lynch Fair Value

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Graham Formula

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