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CAKEThe Cheesecake Factory

Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants · Mid

$108.37−3.62%
As of 23 Oct 2026Mkt cap $5.4B
Stage 13
AVOID
Fundamentals
39.9/75
Technical
6.7/15
Independent
46.5/90

GCAE viewFundamental /75 is below the Stage 13 acceptable-business floor

Price

1M
+3.2%
3M
+24.5%
6M
+75.6%
1Y
+91.2%

Financials & valuation

Cached filing evidence · as of 2026-10-02

Valuation

P/E
29.4xHist median 17.3x
Forward P/E
—No validated forward-estimate source
Price / FCF
—
FCF yield
—

Quality

ROIC
7.4%
Operating margin
5.0%
FCF margin
4.1%
Current ratio
0.6x

Growth

Revenue growth
+4.7%Latest FY YoY
Revenue CAGR
+6.4%
EPS CAGR
+31.9%
FCF CAGR
+1.5%

Capital

Share-count trend
−0.5%3Y annualised
Net debt
$1.9B6.4x OCF

Annual trend

CAGR 2021–2025
+6.4%
Latest · 2025
$4B
YoY
+4.7%
Quality Research
NOT FLAGGED
Acceleration Radar
FUNDAMENTAL GATE FAIL
THE ONE
NOT FLAGGED
Final / Opportunity
NOT FLAGGED

Key takeaway

Fundamental /75 is below the Stage 13 acceptable-business floor

Unresolved question

No reliable unresolved question is available from the current committed evidence.

Watch next

  • Next earnings · 2026-10-27
More details & evidence

Production decision

Stage 13
AVOID
Technical state
extended
Rotation
tailwind
Evidence
fresh

Presentation freshness

Stage 11 market
2026-10-23 · Massive
Financial cache
2026-10-02
Quality Research
NOT FLAGGED
THE ONE
NOT FLAGGED

Authority

Company page
Presentation only
Scores
Frozen GCAE production outputs
Research
Research-only lanes; no score override
Private portfolio
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