SeekingAlpha · Aug 8, 2026
Does Cheesecake Take The Cake?
After its Q2 earnings triple play (beat EPS, beat sales, raised guidance) that sent shares up 13.5% on 7/29, the stock has more than doubled (+111%) in 2026
CA
NYSE · CAKE
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$114.61
Up+$1.28 (+1.13%)
Updated Aug 25, 2026, 9:18 AM
SID Score
7.4/10
Composite research score
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Institutional and insider signal
- Market cap
- 2.44B
- P/E ratio
- 14.19
- Dividend yield
- 0.94%
- 52-week range
- $52.82 – $118.46
- Volume
- 2.12M
- Avg. volume
- 1.32M
Price performance
CAKE price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
CAKE closed at $114.61 after 21 trading sessions, up 31.69% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $114.61
- Period change
- +31.69%
- Period low
- $87.03
- Period high
- $117.29
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | $113.00 | $115.35 | $111.21 | $114.61 | 2.12M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $106.88 | $113.6399 | $106.61 | $113.33 | 1.87M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $105.25 | $106.65 | $102.42 | $106.53 | 1.75M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $106.94 | $110.5634 | $105.73 | $105.82 | 1.18M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $108.75 | $110.09 | $106.01 | $106.36 | 1.79M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $110.73 | $111.99 | $108.68 | $109.07 | 2.29M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $112.70 | $113.73 | $110.88 | $113.38 | 1.41M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $118.00 | $118.46 | $111.41 | $111.88 | 2.11M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $113.89 | $117.97 | $111.6701 | $117.29 | 2.18M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $110.61 | $113.825 | $110.55 | $113.06 | 2.53M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $106.95 | $111.655 | $106.16 | $111.19 | 2.33M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $106.50 | $107.71 | $105.855 | $107.05 | 1.23M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $105.02 | $107.865 | $103.77 | $107.31 | 2.18M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $106.89 | $107.9515 | $105.03 | $105.31 | 1.49M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $104.89 | $106.44 | $103.75 | $105.83 | 2.09M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $102.32 | $105.18 | $101.5101 | $104.89 | 1.64M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $101.83 | $103.33 | $100.6023 | $101.42 | 1.98M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $101.50 | $102.64 | $98.34 | $101.31 | 2.37M |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $92.94 | $101.81 | $92.53 | $101.14 | 5.38M |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $87.67 | $89.22 | $86.28 | $89.01 | 1.57M |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $86.10 | $87.41 | $85.26 | $87.03 | 1.54M |
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Company profile
The Cheesecake Factory Inc is a restaurant company that owns and operates multiple casual dining brands across the United States and Canada under brands that include The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, and a collection within the Fox Restaurants Concepts subsidiary. The company's international presence, in the Middle East and Mexico, is through licensing agreements with third parties. The company also has a bakery division that produces cheesecakes and other baked products for sale in its restaurants, international licensees, and third-party bakery customers. The company has four operating business segments: The Cheesecake Factory restaurants, North Italia, other FRC, and Flower Child. Majority of the company's revenue comes from The Cheesecake Factory restaurants segment.
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- Consensus
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- Average target
- $60.38
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Mizuho | Neutral | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Baird | Neutral | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
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Argus Research Maintains Buy on The Cheesecake Factory, Raises Price Target to $110
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