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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · NMS
$66.13
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$3.2B
Total market value of the company
19.05
Reasonably valued
14.60
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+5.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
4.3%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
41.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$68.00
+3% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 17 analysts covering this stock
About The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

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.

https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com

Country: United States Employees: 48,000 Industry: Restaurants
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.995
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0762
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.947
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
34.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-36.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
4
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.04
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$69.70
5% below the year high
52W Low
$43.07
54% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,206,780
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
6.8
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
34.3%
Very high short interest — potential squeeze candidate
185.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$3.41
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

466.38
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
0.60
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.43
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
40.5%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
5.8%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$128M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$3.8B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$165M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
17
Target High
$76.00
Target Median
$68.00
Target Low
$50.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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