CAKE · Cheesecake Factory Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $4.80B |
| P/E | 26.89 |
| Float | 45.94M |
| Beta | 1.17 |
| Volatility | 29.3% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 72 |
| Price | 98.91 |
| Change | +2.49% |
| Prev Close | 96.51 |
| Open | 95.25 |
| Day Low | 94.54 |
| Day High | 96.54 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $137.2M |
| 52W High | 118.46 |
| 52W Low | 43.07 |
| 52W Pos | 74.1% |
| From High | −16.50% |
| From Low | +129.65% |
| Max DD 1Y | −23.88% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −6.96% |
| SMA 50 | −2.14% |
| SMA 200 | +39.12% |
| RSI (14) | 38.3 |
| Vol 30D | 46.3% |
| Vol 90D | 45.2% |
| 1Y Range | 43–118 |
| Daily bars | 516 |
| Perf Week | −6.03% |
| Perf Month | −8.80% |
| Perf Quarter | +25.03% |
| Perf Half Y | +68.69% |
| Perf Year | +77.41% |
| Perf YTD | +87.29% |
| Prev Day | +2.49% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 1.44 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.59 |
| Int Cover | 22.1× |
| FCF Margin | 5.2% |
| Rev Growth | +7.7% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 21 / 36 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCAKE grades B, 72 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (66), most exposed on Price Stability (53, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median. Ranks 21 of 36 in Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CAKE | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.17 | 1.19 |
| Volatilityannualized | 29.3% | 29.9% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −23.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.40% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 4618% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CAKE | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.17 | 1.19 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate42% of 36 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CAKE | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −6.0% |
| 1 month | −8.8% |
| Year to date | +87.3% |
| 1 year | +77.4% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CAKE | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 31 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 19 · 6 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 19 ↑ 6 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 34 Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| CAKE | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +7.7% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe Cheesecake Factory is working to turn around its North Italia brand by rolling out value-focused menus, targeted marketing, and operational improvements aimed at bringing back customer traffic in a competitive market.
Cheesecake Factory is being sued by a 22-year-old customer, Caylin Tucker, who alleges she was served a dish 'smothered in peanut sauce' despite telling her server she had a peanut allergy, triggering anaphylaxis and requiring emergency medical treatment at a Houston-area location last June.
CAKE's stock price has risen 72% over the past six months. The article notes the company's price-to-earnings ratio (what investors pay per dollar of profit) sits below the industry average, points to strong second-quarter results, and says analyst earnings estimates are being revised upward.
Restaurant stocks including Bloomin' Brands, Cracker Barrel, The Cheesecake Factory, Brinker International, and Portillo's all traded down in the morning session after data from Placer.ai showed a 2.4% year-over-year decline in foot traffic at U.S. dining chains in August 2026. The decline was attributed to weakening consumer sentiment, gas prices above $4 per gallon, and food-away-from-home prices rising 3.4% year-over-year, which outpaced grocery inflation and pushed consumers toward eating at home.
The Cheesecake Factory added nine new items to its fall menu, and a Business Insider review ranked mini slider burgers and a chicken-and-waffles spin as the top new additions. The article also noted the chain's Q2 sales reached $1.03 billion, up 7.7% year-over-year, and that it updates its 250-plus item menu twice a year.
Nearest peers by size
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAVN | Navan Inc | C- | $5.57B | — | 1.87 | Compare |
| WH | Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc | B+ | $5.65B | 24.28 | 0.68 | Compare |
| CAVA | CAVA Group Inc | C+ | $6.03B | 32.90 | 1.83 | Compare |
| CZR | Caesars Entertainment Inc | A- | $6.04B | — | 1.92 | Compare |
| PLNT | Planet Fitness Inc | B | $3.74B | 15.72 | 1.05 | Compare |
| WING | Wingstop Inc | C | $3.66B | 24.36 | 1.85 | Compare |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd | C+ | $6.48B | 8.52 | 2.02 | Compare |
| BROS | Dutch Bros Inc | C+ | $6.99B | 75.71 | 2.03 | Compare |
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