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Cheesecake Factory CAKE Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Operating margin5%0.0pp5%-0.4pp5.4%0.0pp5.4%+0.1pp5.3%+0.3pp
Net margin4.3%+0.4pp4%-0.4pp4.3%0.0pp4.3%0.0pp4.3%-0.1pp
Returns
Return on equity41.3%+7.6pp33.7%-5.4pp39.1%-1.9pp41%-5.6pp46.6%+5.4pp
Return on invested capital7.4%0.0pp7.4%-0.5pp7.9%0.0pp7.9%-0.1pp8%+0.6pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×1.2×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity4.7×-0.2×4.9×-0.1×-0.2×5.2×-1.0×6.2×+1.9×
Net debt / EBITDA6.3×-0.1×6.5×+0.1×6.3×-0.1×6.5×-0.2×6.7×+0.2×
Per Share
Book value per share$9.48+5.4%$8.99+2.7%$8.75+5.0%$8.34+21.0%$6.89-23.9%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.73B+8.5%$2.52B-7.6%$2.72B-7.9%$2.96B+17.6%$2.51B+3.8%
Price / earnings16.5×-0.4×17×0.0×16.9×-1.7×18.6×+2.6×16.1×+0.6×
Price / sales0.7×0.0×0.7×-0.1×0.7×-0.1×0.8×+0.1×0.7×0.0×
Price / book5.9×+0.2×5.8×-0.6×6.4×-1.0×7.4×0.0×7.4×+1.9×
EV / EBITDA15.4×+0.4×15×-0.2×15.2×-1.1×16.3×+1.0×15.2×+0.1×
Dividend yield2%-0.1pp2.1%+0.1pp1.9%+0.1pp1.8%-0.3pp2.1%-0.1pp

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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.