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Cheesecake Factory CAKE Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Operating margin5%-0.3pp5%0.0pp5.4%+1.5pp5.4%+1.8pp5.3%+2.0pp
Net margin4.3%0.0pp4%-0.4pp4.3%+0.7pp4.3%+1.0pp4.3%+1.3pp
Returns
Return on equity41.3%-5.3pp33.7%-7.4pp39.1%+3.4pp41%+7.8pp46.6%+12.9pp
Return on invested capital7.4%-0.6pp7.4%-0.1pp7.9%+1.6pp7.9%+2.1pp8%+2.5pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.6×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.5×+0.1×0.5×+0.1×0.5×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity4.7×-1.5×4.9×+0.6×+0.3×5.2×+0.2×6.2×+0.6×
Net debt / EBITDA6.3×-0.4×6.5×-0.1×6.3×-1.3×6.5×-1.8×6.7×-1.9×
Per Share
Book value per share$9.48+37.6%$8.99-0.7%$8.75+8.0%$8.34+8.7%$6.89+0.8%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.73B+8.6%$2.52B+3.9%$2.72B+31.9%$2.96B+47.7%$2.51B+36.0%
Price / earnings16.5×+0.5×17×+1.5×16.9×+0.8×18.6×+1.4×16.1×-1.3×
Price / sales0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×+0.2×0.8×+0.2×0.7×+0.2×
Price / book5.9×-1.5×5.8×+0.3×6.4×+1.2×7.4×+2.0×7.4×+1.8×
EV / EBITDA15.4×+0.1×15×-0.2×15.2×-1.1×16.3×-1.1×15.2×-2.2×
Dividend yield2%-0.1pp2.1%-0.1pp1.9%-0.6pp1.8%-0.8pp2.1%-0.8pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Cheesecake Factory's profit margins?
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) runs a 75.9% gross margin and a 5.0% operating margin, with a 4.3% net margin.
Where do Cheesecake Factory's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Cheesecake Factory's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.