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Cheesecake Factory Inc
$76.63 -1.11 (-1.43%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$3.90B
Shares
49,685,363

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$76.63 Open$77.10 Day$75.59–77.80 52W$42.87–80.93 Avg vol 30d1.2M Short int8.8M · 17.6% float · 6.1d Short vol58% Last earningsApr 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 4
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +31%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +13%
above
RSI (14) 59
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 89%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +14%
trailing
6-month return +29%
trailing
YTD return +53%
this year
Relative strength +21%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $68 › 200d $58 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
12 of 335 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -13.2K sh shares
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$6.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
17.63% of float · ▼ -2.9% MoM · 6.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
335 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 73
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth +5%
Y/Y
EPS growth −4%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $155.1M
Valuation P/E 23
below peers
Balance sheet $215.7M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 35%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −36%
past year
ATR 3.3%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 4, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +31% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +13% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      59 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      89% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $68 › 200d $58 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      12 of 335 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -13.2K sh shares
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$6.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      17.63% of float · ▼ -2.9% MoM · 6.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      335 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $43 Now $77 · 89% 52-wk high $81
      vs 200-day avg +31% vs 50-day avg +13%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Total available liquidity $601.6M As of March 31, 2026
      adjusted mature Flower Child restaurant-level profit margin non-GAAP 19.6% first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      adjusted mature North Italia restaurant level profit margin non-GAAP 14.8% first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      annualized unit volumes $12.8M first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      comparable sales at The Cheesecake Factory restaurants 1.6% first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      Flower Child annualized AUVs $4.9M first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      Flower Child comparable sales 10% first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      Henry average weekly sales $280,000 first 4 weeks call
      North Italia annualized AUVs $7.4M first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      North Italia comparable sales -2% first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      off-premise mix 22% first quarter fiscal 2026 call
      restaurant-level profit margins 17.5% first quarter fiscal 2026 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Restaurants — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CAKE
      Cheesecake Factory Inc
      this stock
      $3.90B +52.5% +4.7% 23.0 17.6%
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      $196.45B -8.4% +10.0% 22.8 1.5%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      $121.28B +24.1% +2.8% 81.2 4.2%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      $44.76B +9.7% +8.8% 26.2 2.9%
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      $44.29B -9.6% +14.3% 31.7 3.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      333
      % held
      98.5%
      Reported
      12 of 335
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      293
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      8.8M
      Days to cover
      6.1d
      Change
      -263.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      58%
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      46.5K
      Value
      $3.5M
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      61.4%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$6.5M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.8B
      Net income (FY)
      $148.4M
      EPS diluted
      $3.06
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 66.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 3, 2026
      This year
      7
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $160.8K
      Shares
      2.5K
      Filed
      Jun 2, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 29, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      The Cheesecake Factory to Webcast…
      Published
      Jul 7, 2026
      Upcoming events
      2
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CAKE -3.7% +14.0% +28.9% -3.7% +52.5%
      SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
      vs SPY -3.5% +13.2% +21.4% -3.5% +43.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.30 / share · ex May 13, 2026
      Raised 11.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.14 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.49%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 66.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 887596 CUSIP 163072101 13F (30d) 12 filings 11 filers Visit website Investor relations